Entry:

Alais, Rose Mary, and Weaver, Charles N., "An Explanatory Model for Union Participation: A Test With Six Nationwide Surveys," Paper presented to the Southwestern Society of Economics, San Antonio, Texas, 1988.


Abstract:

Union membership has declined because of decreased confidence in union leadership, increased confidence in management, and the belief that management recompenses on the basis of hard work without the intervention of unions.

GSS Years:

1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984

Other Data Sets:

NLRB 1949-1980; BLS 1950-1980

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

SATJOB

JOB OR HOUSEWORK

CONLABOR

CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED LABOR

CONBUS

CONFIDENCE IN MAJOR COMPANIES

GETAHEAD

OPINION OF HOW PEOPLE GET AHEAD

JOBINC

HIGH INCOME

JOBSEC

NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED

JOBHOUR

SHORT WORKING HOURS

JOBPROMO

CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT

JOBMEANS

WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT

UNION

DOES R OR SPOUSE BELONG TO UNION