Member participation in union activities: Perceptions of union priorities, performance, and satisfaction

Chacko, Thomas I.

doi:10.1007/bf02685492

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“…Voting instrumentality. Three items developed by Hepbum et ai (1997) from Chacko's (1985) perceived union instrumentality scale assessed respondents' perceived voting instrumentality, for example 'Every vote in a representation election is critical' This measure used a 7-point response scale (1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree) and scores were obtained by calculating the average of the responses to the items. Involvement, Two items used by Hepburn et ai (1997) measured interest in the election, namely 'I was interested in the recent representation election' and 'The issues in the recent representation election were of concern to me' Two items developed for this study measured knowledge perceptions: 'I was very familiar with the issues surrounding the recent representation election' and 'I had enough information to make an informed decision in the recent representation election' Feelings of responsibility to vote were measured using four items developed for this study, for example 'Whether I agree with having a union or not, I had a civic responsibility to vote in the recent representation election'…”

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To vote or not to vote: abstaining from voting in union representation elections

Hepburn

Barling

2001

J Organ Behavior

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SummaryWe conducted two studies addressing abstaining from voting in union representation elections. In Study 1 of a faculty representation election, we showed that compared to voters abstainers possessed less extreme work and union attitudes, believed less in the ability of their vote to affect the election outcomes, and were less involved in the election (e.g., less interested, felt less responsibility to vote). To assess the practical utility of these findings. Study 2 used vignettes in a 2 (traditional bread-and-butter issues) 2 (emerging issues related to fairness) X 2 (voting instrumentality) x 2 (responsibility to vote) experimental manipulation.Results showed that the likelihood of abstaining is reduced when efforts to emphasize the responsibility to vote are presented together with information on both traditional and emerging issues. The two studies show why people abstain from voting in union representation elections, and suggest how abstaining might be reduced. Conceptual implications, practical interventions and research directions raised by the two studies are discussed.

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To vote or not to vote: abstaining from voting in union representation elections

Hepburn

Barling

2001

J Organ Behavior

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“…Typically, the activities investigated include attending meetings, actively participating at meetings (making speeches, motions, and so on), holding union office, serving on committees, voting in elections and on strike issues, working on union campaigns, and reading union newsletters. A few studies have used single-item measures (for example, Chacko 1985).…”

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Union Participation in Japan: Do Western Theories Apply?

Kuruvilla¹,

Gallagher²,

Fiorito³

et al. 1990

ILR Review

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This study investigates the validity in Japan of union participation models developed in North America. The results of ordinary least squares analysis suggest that members' participation in unions is positively related to many of the same factors in Japan as in North America: for example, length of union membership, pay, dissatisfaction regarding pay and working conditions, degree of interaction with others in the work group, and perceptions of the union's effectiveness and its democratic character. Some findings at odds with those of Western studies, however, are that older workers and better-educated workers are less (rather than more) likely than others to actively participate, and job status is unrelated (rather than positively related) to participation.

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“…Griffin and Benson (1987), however, found union performance to be an insignificant predictor of three measures of participation (industrial activities, union courses or union literature) and a study by Heshizer et al (1991) found that union effectiveness (union instrumentality) had a negative effect on participation. Chacko (1985) found that union performance was the most important factor determining union participation. This leads to the following hypothesis:…”

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“…A study by Chacko (1985), using the 1977 Quality of Employment Survey, applied discriminant analysis to examine the relationship between union satisfaction and participation, finding an inverse relationship between the two variables. He suggested that dissatisfaction with the union heightens participation in union activities, such that union satisfaction may be more appropriately regarded as a manifestation of union democracy than of member support.…”

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Voice within trade unions? A test of the voice and loyalty hypothesis

Buttigieg

Deery

Iverson

2013

Journal of Industrial Relations

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Frustration-aggression theories, such as exit-voice and loyalty, have been tested using agents as voice but have not been examined with unions as the organization in question. Utilizing longitudinal panel data (n ¼ 874), this article tests this theory with regard to voice within a trade union. This study does not find support for the exit-voice model; instead, it provides support for cost-benefit and interactionist theories. Further, the study finds that members with high union satisfaction are more likely to express voice when they perceive their leaders to be highly responsive to their needs and concerns.

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Member participation in union activities: Perceptions of union priorities, performance, and satisfaction

Cited by 62 publications

References 11 publications

To vote or not to vote: abstaining from voting in union representation elections

To vote or not to vote: abstaining from voting in union representation elections

Union Participation in Japan: Do Western Theories Apply?

Voice within trade unions? A test of the voice and loyalty hypothesis

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