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- Title
An Exploratory Study of Significant Differences in the Public's Attitude toward Labor Unions in Four Southern States in 2011: An Empirical Analysis by Demographical Characteristics.
- Authors
Moser, H. Ronald; Freeman Jr., Gordon L.
- Abstract
The purposes of this study were to determine (a) the public's attitude toward labor unions; (b) whether occupation age, race, gender, education, and income of the respondents accounted for any significant differences in attitudes toward labor unions in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida in 2011. Based on primary data from 664 respondents in the adjoining states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida, this study develops several comparative metrics that enable benchmarking, which in turn leads to several inferences and implications for labor union administrators. This article reports that while state right-to-work laws are an important factor affecting union membership rates, the public's attitude toward unions is a primary factor influencing union success in representation elections. This study reveals that the public's overall attitude toward unions is surprisingly favorable but strongly supports the underlying principles of the states' right-to-work laws. The study found very little difference between the attitudes of male and female workers. However, a substantial difference between the attitudes of white and nonwhite workers was reported.
- Subjects
UNITED States; INDIVIDUAL differences; LABOR unions; RACE; INCOME; VERSIFICATION; RIGHT-to-work laws
- Publication
Conflict Resolution & Negotiation Journal, 2012, Vol 2012, Issue 2, p92
- ISSN
1946-0236
- Publication type
Article