Unionization rates and health in Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2020
This paper examines one possible, but understudied, institution that might have an impact on health: unionization. We outline four distinct, although complementary, pathways through which unions might influence population health outcomes based on two axes: the levers that unions can potentially pull...
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| description | This paper examines one possible, but understudied, institution that might have an impact on health: unionization. We outline four distinct, although complementary, pathways through which unions might influence population health outcomes based on two axes: the levers that unions can potentially pull to influence any policy environment (collective bargaining and political action) and the manner in which health can be influenced in a society (the Social Determinants of Health and health care). We test whether unionization rates have an impact on total, preventable, and treatable mortality using panel data on Canadian provinces between 2000 and 2020. We find that unionization rates are negatively associated with all three measures of mortality.
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| spelling | doaj-art-32b0bd84a1c24de3aa9904c71f26eaf02025-08-20T15:43:05ZengCritical Public Health NetworkJournal of Critical Public Health3033-39972025-05-0110.55016/ojs/jcph.vi.80333Unionization rates and health in Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2020Ian Hudson0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8713-6270Anupam Das1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-6290Mark Hudson2University of ManitobaMount Royal UniversityUniversity of ManitobaThis paper examines one possible, but understudied, institution that might have an impact on health: unionization. We outline four distinct, although complementary, pathways through which unions might influence population health outcomes based on two axes: the levers that unions can potentially pull to influence any policy environment (collective bargaining and political action) and the manner in which health can be influenced in a society (the Social Determinants of Health and health care). We test whether unionization rates have an impact on total, preventable, and treatable mortality using panel data on Canadian provinces between 2000 and 2020. We find that unionization rates are negatively associated with all three measures of mortality. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jcph/article/view/80333UnionsHealthMortalitySocial Determinants of HealthCanadaPolitical Economy of Health |
| spellingShingle | Ian Hudson Anupam Das Mark Hudson Unionization rates and health in Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2020 Journal of Critical Public Health Unions Health Mortality Social Determinants of Health Canada Political Economy of Health |
| title | Unionization rates and health in Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2020 |
| title_full | Unionization rates and health in Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2020 |
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| title_short | Unionization rates and health in Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2020 |
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| topic | Unions Health Mortality Social Determinants of Health Canada Political Economy of Health |
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