Bryson, A;
Davies, R;
(2019)
Accounting for geographical variance in the union satisfaction gap.
Industrial Relations Journal
, 50
(2)
pp. 104-125.
10.1111/irj.12243.
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Abstract
Evidence of spatial variance in the relationship between trade union membership and job satisfaction is limited. Using three nationally representative data sets, we examine lower levels of satisfaction among union members and considers how this relationship varies geographically across the nations and regions of Great Britain. The analysis demonstrates that the union satisfaction gap can largely be accounted for by relative characteristics of union members and the jobs that they hold. However, there is evidence of geographical variance. The union satisfaction gap is generally found to be highest within Scotland and North of England. Despite high levels of union membership, evidence of a union satisfaction gap in Wales is relatively weak. These differences relate to differences in the perceptions of industrial relations among employees across these areas, which appear to be related to geographical variance in worker heterogeneity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Accounting for geographical variance in the union satisfaction gap |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/irj.12243 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12243 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2019 The Authors Industrial Relations Journal published by Brian Towers (BRITOW) and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10065987 |
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