Why Do Non-union Employees Want to Unionize? Evidence from Britain
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This paper assesses the determinants of the level of support for union membership among non-union employees. Using data from a representative sample of non-union employees in Great Britain, the research confirms the importance of job dissatisfaction, left-wing views and perceived union instrumentality as predictors of willingness to join a trade union, union instrumentality being the most significant. Copyright Blackwell Publishers Ltd/London School of Economics 2002.Download Info
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Article provided by London School of Economics in its journal British Journal of Industrial Relations.
Volume (Year): 40 (2002)
Issue (Month): 3 (09)
Pages: 463-491
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- Blanchflower, David G., 2006. "A Cross-Country Study of Union Membership," IZA Discussion Papers 2016, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Nicole Torka & Jan Kees Looise & Stefan Zagelmeyer, 2011. "Ordinary Atypical Workers, Participation within the Firm and Innovation: A Theoretical Endeavor and Empirical Outlook," management revue. The International Review of Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 22(3), pages 221-239.
- Andrea Vaona, 2006. "The Duration of Union Membership: an Empirical Study," Kiel Working Papers 1268, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
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