The union experience: Workplace instrumentality, prosocial unionism, and union satisfaction

Andrew Keyes, Zachary A Russell and Jack Fiorito
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Andrew Keyes: Department of Management, College of Business, Florida State University, USA
Zachary A Russell: Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, USA
Jack Fiorito: Department of Management, College of Business, Florida State University, USA

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2023, vol. 44, issue 4, 1239-1265

Abstract: Although prior research on union satisfaction emphasized the importance of workplace issues, such as wages, hours, and working conditions for union member satisfaction, some research has suggested satisfaction with union representation is more nuanced. Specifically, because unions extend their activities beyond the workplace to include all working people and societal issues, these activities also affect the experience of union members. This two-sample study uses a 2018 Qualtrics panel and a 2003 telephone survey to uncover additional aspects of union satisfaction determinants. Despite the prominence of the business union philosophy and its focus on union workplace instrumentality, results show prosocial unionism also is a significant predictor of union satisfaction.

Keywords: Prosocial unionism; satisfaction with union representation; social unionism; union satisfaction; workplace instrumentality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X221123606

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