Family, Place and the Intergenerational Transmission of Union Membership

Bryson, Alex; Davies, Rhys

doi:10.1111/bjir.12435

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“…These sanctioning effects are severely weakened (or non‐existent) in the macro‐model, as it is formulated at the country level rather than the firm level. Still, friends and family are possible sanctioners, and recent research has found intergenerational transmission of union membership Bryson and Davies forthcoming, which suggest that such channels of influence are not implausible.…”

Section: Explaining the Immigrant‐native Gap In Unionizationmentioning

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The Immigrant‐Native Gap in Union Membership: A Question of Time, Sorting, or Culture?

Cools

Finseraas

Rasmussen

2020

Labour

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Trade union membership is an indicator of social integration. In this paper, we study the gap in unionization rates between immigrants and natives using high‐quality population‐wide administrative data from Norway. We document that the average unionization rate among immigrants increases strongly with time since arrival, but it never catches up fully with that of natives. Variables describing labour market sorting explain well above half of the gap, mainly because immigrants tend to be employed in firms and industries with lower levels of unionization. There are significant differences in immigrants' unionization by their country of origin, but these differences are also largely accounted for by background characteristics and labour market sorting — and they do not extend to the second generation. We conclude that existing research, which has mainly relied on survey data, has understated the importance of labour market sorting for immigrants' low unionization rates.

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Section: Explaining the Immigrant‐native Gap In Unionizationmentioning

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The Immigrant‐Native Gap in Union Membership: A Question of Time, Sorting, or Culture?

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Rasmussen

2020

Labour

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“…The persistence of such geographical variations in trade union membership within the contemporary period demonstrates that labour continues to be easier to organise in areas characterised by an historical legacy of trade unionism (Beynon et al ., ; Charlwood, ; Holmes, ; Monastiriotis, ). Explanations point to the importance of the ‘experience good’ model of union joining behaviour (Bryson and Gomez, ; Gomez and Gunderson, ), where difficult to quantify benefits of union membership can only be fully appreciated through its direct experience or through the recommendations of family (Blanden and Machin, ; Bryson and Davies, ) or other close associates (Griffin and Brown, ). An alternative explanation for the path dependence of union density is provided by Booth's () social custom model, which suggests that both the reputational benefits associated with membership and costs associated with non‐membership will be greater in areas characterised by more favourable attitudes towards trade unions.…”

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Accounting for geographical variance in the union satisfaction gap

Bryson

Davies

2019

Industrial Relations Journal

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Evidence of spatial variance in the relationship between trade union membership and job satisfaction is limited. Using three nationally representative data sets, we examine lower levels of satisfaction among union members and considers how this relationship varies geographically across the nations and regions of Great Britain. The analysis demonstrates that the union satisfaction gap can largely be accounted for by relative characteristics of union members and the jobs that they hold. However, there is evidence of geographical variance. The union satisfaction gap is generally found to be highest within Scotland and North of England. Despite high levels of union membership, evidence of a union satisfaction gap in Wales is relatively weak. These differences relate to differences in the perceptions of industrial relations among employees across these areas, which appear to be related to geographical variance in worker heterogeneity.

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“…We also know that there is a strong intergenerational dimension to membership of civil society organizations. Affiliations to religious organizations are clearly family-driven, but so too is membership of trade unions (Bryson & Davies, 2017).…”

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Civil society: Bringing the family back in

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Journal of Civil Society

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This article explores the complex and contradictory positioning of the family within civil society literature. In some accounts, the family is seen as the cornerstone of civil society. In others, the family is positioned firmly outsideeven antithetical tocivil society. This paradox arises from the ways in which civil society is variously defined through a series of binary oppositionsin relation to each of which the family sits uneasily. And while feminist critiques have tried to bring women back into view, they too tend to marginalize the family. In addition, the normative nature of these oppositions has meant that while civil society tends to be seen as the property of the political 'left', the family is often associated with the political 'right'. The article argues that we need to move beyond oppositional definitions of civil society and assumptions about the family if we are to understand the multiple ways in which the family is implicated as not only the 'reproducer' of particular resources and dispositions but as a principal source and focus of civil society engagement and activism.

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Family, Place and the Intergenerational Transmission of Union Membership

Cited by 27 publications

References 52 publications

The Immigrant‐Native Gap in Union Membership: A Question of Time, Sorting, or Culture?

The Immigrant‐Native Gap in Union Membership: A Question of Time, Sorting, or Culture?

Accounting for geographical variance in the union satisfaction gap

Civil society: Bringing the family back in

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