To Each According To Her Worth?

In 1981, the city of San Jose, California, and Local 101 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) were the participants in a landmark collective bargaining case over equal pay for comparable work. A $5.4 million, 2-year contract was agreed upon to narrow the salar...

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Published in:The Public interest 1982-04, Vol.67 (67), p.77-77
Main Author: Bunzel, John H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affirmative action
Cities
Collective bargaining
Employees
Employment
Equal pay for equal work
Government Role
Indexing in process
Labor unions
Municipal employees
Salary Wage Differentials
Sex discrimination
Studies
Wages & salaries
Wages and salaries
Women
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Summary:In 1981, the city of San Jose, California, and Local 101 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) were the participants in a landmark collective bargaining case over equal pay for comparable work. A $5.4 million, 2-year contract was agreed upon to narrow the salary gap between categories of work dominated by men and those dominated by women. The final compromise provided that pay for female-dominated jobs would increase faster than pay for male-dominated jobs. The push to bring pay for women up to the levels of men is sure to increase. AFSCME has charged Los Angeles with discrimination against female employees, and a new California law requires that pay for state government employees be compared. The major problems arising from the comparable work issue include: 1. the fiscal consequences to governments of equalizing pay, 2. the difficulty of determining what adjustments to wages are to be made, and 3. the questionable role of government agencies and the courts in such determinations.
ISSN:0033-3557