Union Influence on Local Union Leaders' Perceptions of Job Insecurity: An Empirical Test

Nancy Brown Johnson, Philip Bobko, Linda S. Hartenian

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Abstract

Although recent studies have demonstrated that union workers value job security, little research exists about what causes these perceptions and how unions might affect them. In this study, a job insecurity measure is developed and analysed using a sample of union members. The results indicate that the relationships between union variables and individual perceptions of insecurity depend on the organizational level at which threats occur (e.g. arbitrary supervision or organizational decline). Furthermore, for higher source‐level threats, union members are often sensitive to the wage‐employment trade‐off in that, if they perceive their union to effectively raise wages, they have higher levels of job insecurity. However, work rules do not appear to have much effect on reducing job insecurity perceptions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-60
Number of pages16
JournalBritish Journal of Industrial Relations
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Business, Management and Accounting
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

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