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Dimensions of Local Union Effectiveness

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  • Tove H. Hammer
  • David L. Wazeter

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The authors develop a model of union effectiveness based on an analysis of organizational goals and use it to interpret data on 511 teachers' union locals in Pennsylvania. A factor analysis identifies five dimensions of union effectiveness in the locals: the quality or extent of (a) member participation, (b) the union's preparations for negotiations, (c) the union's involvement in political and civic activities, (d) a “union mentality†(union members' perception of the union as a political interest group representing them rather than merely an association that “meets and confers†with the school administration), and (e) the union's leadership. All of these dimensions except (b) are found to contribute significantly to overall union effectiveness; (d) and (e) are the most important components.

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  • Tove H. Hammer & David L. Wazeter, 1993. "Dimensions of Local Union Effectiveness," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 46(2), pages 302-319, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:46:y:1993:i:2:p:302-319
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    1. Madhu Mohanty, 1998. "The role of the desire for union status in the decision to enter local government job queues: the US evidence," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(10), pages 1369-1378.
    2. Raymond Markey & Greg Patmore, 2011. "Employee Participation in Health and Safety in the Australian Steel Industry, 1935–2006," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 49(1), pages 144-167, March.
    3. Sakhela Buhlungu & Mick Brookes & Geoffrey Wood, 2008. "Trade Unions and Democracy in South Africa: Union Organizational Challenges and Solidarities in a Time of Transformation," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 46(3), pages 439-468, September.

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