Labor Unions and Political Participation in Comparative Perspective

Kerrissey, Jasmine; Schofer, Evan

doi:10.1093/sf/soy044

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“…Another reason for selecting this public utility organization was the presence of strong unions in distribution companies. Moreover in unionized settings union members tend to express greater willingness to engage in politics30 and thus, unions in democratic societies are relatively more apt to mobilize members toward contentious tactics, such as demonstrations31 which can lower organizational performance.…”

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<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

Bashir¹,

Abrar²,

Yousaf³

et al. 2019

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BackgroundPolitics and political behaviors are a vicious and bitter reality in an organization’s life. Although under investigation for more than three decades, the literature lacks sufficient studies investigating culture-specific potential factors which have the potency to moderate the poisonous consequences of organizational politics. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of organizational politics and deviance in unionized settings with the moderating role of resilience in unionized employees in higher power distance culture.MethodsA cross-sectional design was followed for data collection. The population of this study was low-ranked employees having union identity and working in the largest power distribution company of Pakistan. Stratified sampling was applied, and eight strata’s were considered on the basis of geographical distribution, a total of 400 questionnaires were distributed among the employees of eight circles, fifty from each. Smart PLS.3.2.0 was used to analyze data through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) under measurement and structural models.ConclusionFrom a theoretical perspective, this study confirmed that employees tend to show interpersonal deviance when they experience organizational politics, but organizational politics does not promote organizational deviance. Under stress, the individual also shows a slightly higher level of interpersonal deviance as compared to organizational deviance. However, the moderating role of resilience has not been proved in this study. Research limitations and future directions have also been discussed.

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<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

Bashir¹,

Abrar²,

Yousaf³

et al. 2019

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“…Similar results were found for a similar set of political activities in Canadian (Bryson et al 2013) and European (Bryson et al 2014;Budd et al 2018) data sets. These results have also been found to extend to an even more diverse set of countries including some in the global South (Kerrissey and Schofer 2018).…”

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Worker Voice and Political Participation in Civil Society

Budd¹,

Lamare²

2021

Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics

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“…29 There is also some evidence that union effects on political participation are stronger for those with lower educational levels. 30 By contrast, one recent study by Aina Gallego finds that strong unions do not improve equality in voting across social classes. 31 However Gallego speculates that this might reflect changes in the profile of workers represented in unions, away from the most disadvantaged groups: while unions might once have mobilised poorer voters so as to narrow class inequalities in voting, they do so to a lesser extent now because they have become less representative of poorer voters.…”

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Trade Unions and Political Equality

O’Neill¹,

White²

2018

Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law

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In recent years democratic politics has come under threat in a number of Euro-Atlantic countries, as the wealthy have increasingly been able to influence political outcomes. This ‘oligarchic shift’ has led a number of theorists to consider how democratic structures might be redesigned to insulate them from the influence of the wealthy. As an alternative strategy, we suggest attend to the ‘associational background’ against which democratic politics take place, and in particular we argue that healthy and vibrant trade unions can play an important role in creating conditions for political equality. We examine a number of ways in which unions can play this role in creating the associational conditions for greater political equality, including through encouraging political participation; through acting as conduits for relevant information; by helping to shape the habits and attitudes of democratic citizens; by cementing partisan political alliances; and by providing alternative routes for elite political recruitment. Given these benefits, we argue that democratic states have reason to take a ‘promotive stance’ towards trade unions.

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Labor Unions and Political Participation in Comparative Perspective

Cited by 25 publications

References 49 publications

<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

Worker Voice and Political Participation in Civil Society

Trade Unions and Political Equality

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