Union commitment and membership support for political action: An exploratory analysis |
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Authors: | Mitchell W Fields Marick F Masters James W Thacker |
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Institution: | (1) University of Windsor, N9B-3P4 Windsor, Ont., Canada;(2) University of Pittsburgh, 15260 Pittsburgh, PA |
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Abstract: | Union political activity has always been controversial, even among union members. Research has shown that a sizable minority
of union members question the propriety of union political involvement and disagree with union leaders on public policy issues.
It has also shown, however, that union members’ commitment to the union may be positively associated with members’ political
support. This study extends this research by statistically estimating the relationship between union commitment and members’
support for their national union’s political involvement. Based on the questionnaire responses of several hundred local union
members, the findings support a positive relationship between union commitment and political support.
The authors wish to thank John Delaney and Cynthia Fisher and an anonymous referee for their comments on an earlier draft
of the paper. They also wish to thank the numerous union participants in the study. |
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