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Building Building Strong Strong UnionsUnions
Union ParticipationUnion Participation
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Formal ParticipationFormal Participation
Regular Formal ActivityRegular Formal Activity
Holding union officeHolding union office
Serving on a committeeServing on a committee
Working on a political campaignWorking on a political campaign
Working on an organizing Working on an organizing committeecommittee
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Intermittent FormalIntermittent Formal
Attending a union meetingAttending a union meeting
Voting for officersVoting for officers
Voting on the contractVoting on the contract
Walking a picket lineWalking a picket line
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Informal ParticipationInformal Participation
Characterized as unstructured, Characterized as unstructured, supportive, informal activitiessupportive, informal activities
Speaking up in defense of unionSpeaking up in defense of union
Discussing contract with new hireDiscussing contract with new hire
Advising members how union helpsAdvising members how union helps
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Union Citizenship Behaviors Union Citizenship Behaviors (UCB)(UCB)
Sum of Individual members’ informal Sum of Individual members’ informal participationparticipation
Significant impact on union effectivenessSignificant impact on union effectivenessUnions have greater success engaging Unions have greater success engaging
members in less formal types of members in less formal types of participationparticipation
Fewer barriers of associated qualificationFewer barriers of associated qualificationOften require less time commitmentOften require less time commitment
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UCBUCB
Characteristics of the individualCharacteristics of the individual
Environment in which the individual Environment in which the individual operatesoperates
Member Participation is a form of Member Participation is a form of behaviorbehavior
Affected by attitude and/or beliefsAffected by attitude and/or beliefs
Member may choose not to Member may choose not to participateparticipate
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Building a Strong Building a Strong Union Union
Focus on member attitudes and beliefsFocus on member attitudes and beliefs
Create an environment within unionCreate an environment within union
Encourages and rewards participation Encourages and rewards participation
Encourages and rewards support Encourages and rewards support
Encourages behavior that benefits the Encourages behavior that benefits the unionunion
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Attitudes and BeliefsAttitudes and Beliefs
Individuals not born with attitudes Individuals not born with attitudes and beliefsand beliefs
Product of experiencesProduct of experiences
Information received from sourcesInformation received from sources
New experiences can reshape New experiences can reshape attitudeattitude
Foster new attitudesFoster new attitudes
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Union Member CommitmentUnion Member Commitment
Most Satisfied – Positive Attitude – About Most Satisfied – Positive Attitude – About UnionUnion
Satisfied – most committed Satisfied – most committed
Union performanceUnion performance
Treatment by union officialsTreatment by union officials
Operation of grievance procedureOperation of grievance procedure
First year experience with union was positive First year experience with union was positive
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Member Commitment Member Commitment
Four PartsFour Parts
Union LoyaltyUnion Loyalty
Responsibility to UnionResponsibility to Union
Willingness to work on behalf of UnionWillingness to work on behalf of Union
General belief in unionismGeneral belief in unionism
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LoyaltyLoyalty
Reflects a high degree of loyaltyReflects a high degree of loyalty
Takes pride in association with unionTakes pride in association with union
Have clear awareness of benefits of Have clear awareness of benefits of membershipmembership
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Responsibility to UnionResponsibility to Union
Recognize and be willing to fulfill Recognize and be willing to fulfill day-to-day obligationsday-to-day obligations
Keeping union members informedKeeping union members informed
Filing grievancesFiling grievances
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Willingness to workWillingness to work
Serve as union officer Serve as union officer
Serve on negotiation committeeServe on negotiation committee
Serve as political action activistServe as political action activist
Coordinate internal organizing Coordinate internal organizing activitiesactivities
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Belief in UnionismBelief in Unionism
Believes in unionism in generalBelieves in unionism in general
Deep seated positive attitude towards Deep seated positive attitude towards unionsunions
Strongly supports the unionsStrongly supports the unions
Actively and consistently participates Actively and consistently participates
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Commitment and Commitment and ParticipationParticipation
Union commitment is an Union commitment is an attitudeattitude
Union participation is a Union participation is a behaviorbehavior
Commitment closely tied to attitudeCommitment closely tied to attitude
High level of commitmentHigh level of commitment
More likely to participateMore likely to participate
High levels of participation lead to more High levels of participation lead to more effective unioneffective union
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Big Labor AttitudeBig Labor Attitude
View of union and union leadersView of union and union leaders
Self InterestedSelf Interested
Opposed to changeOpposed to change
AutocraticAutocratic
Opposed to changeOpposed to change
Overly focused on politicsOverly focused on politics
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Describes
Does not
Unions play an important role in ensuring workers’ pay is fair and equitable
64%
31%
5%Don’t Know
Unions go too far in protecting workers who are incompetent or inefficient
Describes
Does not
Don’t know
57%
36%
7%
Source: USA Today labor “Workers Assess Conditions, Unions, Pay,” 1997
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Specific Union Specific Union AttitudesAttitudes
Attitudes about specific union may differentAttitudes about specific union may different
Members’ view of their representative Members’ view of their representative unionunion
Grouped into three dimensionsGrouped into three dimensions
InstrumentalityInstrumentality
SatisfactionSatisfaction
Perceived union supportPerceived union support
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General Attitudes about Unions
- Big Labor Image- Instrumentality
Specific Attitudes about Unions-Instrumentality
-Satisfaction-- Perceived Support
Member Commitme
ntAttitudes
Member Participati
onBehavior
Impact of Specific and General Attitudes on Union Commitment
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Member Commitment
(Attitudes)
Union Environment
(Culture, Leadership)
Member Participati
on(Behavior)
Union Effectivene
ss
Model of Member Participation
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Instructor’Instructor’s Closing s Closing
CommentsComments
Union ParticipationUnion Participation