Heterogeneity in union status and employee well-being

"This paper examines if workplace and co-worker union status affect employee wellbeing. In contrast to the literature focusing on links between one’s own membership status and wellbeing, we focus principally on non-union employees. We find that being in a union workplace and having union co-wor...

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Main Authors: Haile, Getinet Astatike, Bryson, Alex, White, Michael
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2012
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19120126124919483089-Heterogeneity-in-union-status-.htm
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Summary:"This paper examines if workplace and co-worker union status affect employee wellbeing. In contrast to the literature focusing on links between one’s own membership status and wellbeing, we focus principally on non-union employees. We find that being in a union workplace and having union co-workers affect the job satisfaction of non-union employees negatively. No such a link is found with respect to job-related anxiety."
Physical Description:33 p.
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