A Model of Union Participation Among U.S. Blue-Collar Workers

Although research on union participation was fairly common during the 1980s, little is known about the determinants of U.S. blue-collar workers' participation in their unions. In this study, a model of the processes and behaviors of union participation was tested with data from two U.S. union l...

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Published inThe journal of psychology Vol. 131; no. 6; pp. 661 - 674
Main Authors Johnson, W. Roy, Johnson, Gloria Jones
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Provincetown, Mass., etc Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.1997
Journal Press, etc
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Attitudes
Behavior
Blue Collar Workers
Distributive justice
Intervening variables
Labor unions
Males
Meetings
Participation
Perceptions
Psychology
Social support
Socialization
Structural equation modeling
Trade union membership
Trade unions
U.S.A
Unions
United States of America
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Summary:Although research on union participation was fairly common during the 1980s, little is known about the determinants of U.S. blue-collar workers' participation in their unions. In this study, a model of the processes and behaviors of union participation was tested with data from two U.S. union locals (N = 234 and N = 165) affiliated with the same international union. Structural equation modeling procedures were used to differentiate the influence of various predictors and intervening variables on union participation. Some of the results failed to support hypothesized relationships, whereas others were very consistent with the proposed model. A common model accounted for more variance in union participation in Sample 1 (Midwest) than in Sample 2 (Southeast).
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ISSN:0022-3980
1940-1019
DOI:10.1080/00223989709603848