Union Renewal and Young People: Some Positive Indications from British Supermarkets

Byford, Iona

doi:10.1057/9780230240889_14

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“…Respondents were also asked to rank seven channels through which young workers joined a trade union. The youth representatives broadly confirm the empirical findings of other studies, according to which the actual decision concerning union membership is significantly influenced by (union-active) family members, peers and co-workers and the availability of the union in the workplace (Blanden and Machin, 2003;Byford, 2009;Griffin and Brown, 2011;Gomez et al, 2002). The union representative is considered the most important (ranked first or second by 50%), followed by colleagues at work (41%) and family or friends (32%).…”

Section: The Importance Of Organizing Campaigns Targeted At Young Workerssupporting

confidence: 83%

“…One such measure is the introduction of lower youth subscription rates. This could be particularly significant for young workers since they are frequently employed in low-paid jobs with non-standard employment contracts and associated with job uncertainty and high turnover (Bailey et al, 2010;Byford, 2009). Twenty-six respondents (61%) report that their organization, either the confederation itself or (most of) its affiliates, have introduced a special arrangement of this kind; the actual level of such youth rates was not asked.…”

Section: Attracting and Recruiting Young Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A growing body of work has acknowledged the external constraints on unionization but has identified the independent effect of union tactics and activities on organizing (young) union members (Byford, 2009). Most of the studies that have set out to evaluate organizing campaigns have been focused on an individual union in a single country, often anglophone, and have pinpointed (young) workers' own propensity for unionization.…”

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Youth representatives’ opinions on recruiting and representing young workers: A twofold unsatisfied demand?

Vandaele

2012

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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Unionization levels are far lower among young workers than for the workforce in general. How can trade unions become more responsive to their particular interests and needs? Union confederations, even in countries with decentralized union structures, have the potential to take effective initiatives to facilitate and support new organizing strategies targeted at young workers, for example by spreading knowledge, practical skills and vision of relevance for improving the representation and recruitment of young workers. Yet the survey findings reported here show that youth representatives across Europe find their confederations’ responsiveness and commitment to organizing to be inadequate. Their dissatisfaction confirms previous research findings concerning young workers and their unfulfilled desire for unionization.

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Section: The Importance Of Organizing Campaigns Targeted At Young Workerssupporting

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Vandaele

2012

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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“…With respect to voice, the SDA is adopting strategies that de-emphasise equity and voice and instead privilege efficiency, similar to the UK retail partnerships (Byford 2009;R. Price et al 756 O'Brien-Smith and Rigby 2010).…”

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Varieties of collaboration: the case of an Australian retail union

Price

Bailey

Pyman

2012

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Much has been written about varieties of collaboration and the interplay between conflict and collaboration in industrial relations. This paper explores the preconditions, processes and outcomes associated with the collaborative strategies of an Australian retail trade union: the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association. The data were collected from an extensive series of interviews with officials and organisers within the union across all Australian states. We find that despite taking a servicing approach, and indeed never aggressively organising members, the union has managed to achieve a range of outcomes that exceed retail employment conditions in other countries. We argue that this is partly a result of the Australian legislative framework, which is inherently pluralist and supportive of collective bargaining. This environment, whereby unions are not forced to fight to represent members, can be conducive to collaborative employment relations, particularly in industries where the parties do not adopt an adversarialist stance.

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Trade Unions’ ‘Deliberative Vitality’ towards Young Workers: Survey Evidence across Europe

Vandaele¹

2015

Young Workers and Trade Unions

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Union Renewal and Young People: Some Positive Indications from British Supermarkets

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Youth representatives’ opinions on recruiting and representing young workers: A twofold unsatisfied demand?

Youth representatives’ opinions on recruiting and representing young workers: A twofold unsatisfied demand?

Varieties of collaboration: the case of an Australian retail union

Trade Unions’ ‘Deliberative Vitality’ towards Young Workers: Survey Evidence across Europe

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