The Relationship between Union Organization and Union Effectiveness: The Role of Type of Union as Moderator

Tarumaraja, Balasubramaniam A.; Omar, Fatimah; Halim, Fatimah Wati; Hafidz, Sarah Waheeda Muhammad

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.006

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“…Only 9% of workers in Malaysia are unionized and this percentage has never been increased over the years despite the steady increase on population and the work opportunities in this country. Malaysian union membership growth rate had showed a decreasing trend despite increasing number of growth of registered union and employment in this country (Ramasamy, 2010;Kumar et al, 2013;Tarumaraja et al, 2015;Aminuddin, 2013). The Department of Trade Union Affairs does not indicate the actual reasons for such an imbalance in the statistics.…”

Section: Overview Of Trade Union Membership In Malaysiamentioning

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“…According to Tarumaraja et al (2015), there is a significant impact of union organizing on union effectiveness. Their study further reveals that union organizing also implies the capability of a union is achieving targeted goals set by visionary union leaders.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Labor legislations in Malaysia protect the rights of employers and employees in organizing and forming trade unions. This is evident through the Employment Act 1955, the Industrial Relations Act 1967 and the Trade Union Act 1959 (Tarumaraja et al, 2015). The number of trade unions in Malaysia is steadily increasing.…”

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A review on factors contributing to declining trade union membership in Malaysia

Ganesan

2016

Int. j. adv. appl. sci

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Trade union membership is a vital element in assessing the strength and status of a trade union. Its growth is attributed to the advancement in the National industrial relations system. Therefore, this focuses on identifying the factors that contributes the factors responsible for declining trade union membership. The respondents of this study are unionized employees representing five different sectors. The data is analyzed using multiple regression. The findings indicate that all the factors studied contribute to decline in trade union membership. This includes trade union internal factors, employer hostility and industrial relations climate. Thus, the actors of industrial relations system should pay attention in protecting the rights and welfare of the workers.

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A review on factors contributing to declining trade union membership in Malaysia

Ganesan

2016

Int. j. adv. appl. sci

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“…Leaders must educate members on the benefits of union membership and highlight the significance of member commitment to the development of the trade union (Johari and Ghazali 2011;Tarumaraja et al 2015).…”

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“…Malaysian legislators regard the MTUC as a representative of workers, and the government consults the MTUC before making changes to employment laws. According to Tarumaraja et al (2015), one of the major impact on trade union effectiveness is union organising. The study also demonstrates that union organising implies a union's ability to achieve certain goals set by visionary union leaders.…”

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Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness of Manufacturing Industry in Peninsular Malaysia

Loganathan¹,

Sin²,

Ganesan³

2022

Proceedings of the International Conference on Communication, Language, Education and Social Sciences (CLESS 2022)

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The goal of this study is to look into the manufacturing industry's industrial relations climate, trade union characteristics, and trade union effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia. Data was collected from 137 manufacturing trade unions using a questionnaire-based survey. The findings reveal that the state of industrial relations and the characteristics of trade unions have a considerable impact on trade union effectiveness. This study focuses solely on the trade union effectiveness from the standpoint of trade union leaders. The findings provide crucial information to trade unions and the government about the factors that influence the effectiveness of trade unions.

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Factors Influencing Trade Union Commitment in Peninsular Malaysia: Literature Review and Conceptual Framework

Loganathan,

Sin,

Ganesan

2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The number of people who are members of trade unions in many nations, Malaysia included, is gradually decreasing. This declining tendency has been the subject of prior research. The inability of unions to organise has contributed to their collapse in recent decades. This paper examines the factors that may be contributing to union commitment in Peninsular Malaysia. The leadership Style and Industrial Relations Climate will be used in explaining union commitment.

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The Relationship between Union Organization and Union Effectiveness: The Role of Type of Union as Moderator

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A review on factors contributing to declining trade union membership in Malaysia

A review on factors contributing to declining trade union membership in Malaysia

Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness of Manufacturing Industry in Peninsular Malaysia

Factors Influencing Trade Union Commitment in Peninsular Malaysia: Literature Review and Conceptual Framework

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