Perceptions, Conceptions and Misconceptions of Organized Employment

Abstract

The main objectives of this study were to identify facilitators and barriers to unionization among employees as well as to identify the effect of unionization and collective bargaining on employers’ and employees’ perceptions of workplace relations. To address these objectives survey data from just under 4000 employees and employers in over 150 New Zealand organizations was collected. The findings of this study suggest that union membership is related to employees’ perceptions of job security, ideology and job satisfaction. Employees’ perceptions of workplace relations were associated with union membership status. Employers’ perceptions of the contribution that unions make to their businesses were associated with the type of interaction employers had with trade unions. Implications for employees, employers, legislators and policy makers are discussed.

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