Public support for a union default: Predicting factors and implications for public policy

Mark Harcourt, Gregor Gall, Margaret Wilson, Korey Rubenstein and Sudong Shang
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Mark Harcourt: Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Gregor Gall: Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, UK
Margaret Wilson: Faculty of Law, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Korey Rubenstein: Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Sudong Shang: Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources, Griffith University, Australia

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2022, vol. 43, issue 3, 1095-1118

Abstract: Drawing on survey findings, in this article the authors examine levels of public support in New Zealand for a union default. The key findings are that support is high (59%), that support is principally predicted by a belief in the default’s effectiveness for improving employees’ lives, and that this belief mediates a number of other predictors, such as union membership, non-union by choice, political party, household income, gender and age. There are strong grounds for believing this would translate into actual support for a union default and a consequent rise in union membership. These findings are contextualised with regard to Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States, where the authors draw out the implications for public policy and how a union default could be operationalised in the countries under study.

Keywords: Behavioural economics; representational architecture; union membership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X20969811

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