Divided we stand

Reasons for and against strike participation in Amazon's German distribution centres

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21189655
AutoresSabrina Apicella (0009-0006-7333-2868), Helmut Hildebrandt (0000-0002-9659-1671)
Año2019
Volumen13
Número1
Fecha de publicación2019-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWork Organisation Labour & Globalisation (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1745-641X • E-ISSN: 1745-6428
EditorialPluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.13169/workorgalaboglob.13.1.0172
OpenAlexW2953180115
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas26

Little attention has been devoted to the individual motivations behind strike participation - particularly in minority strikes, such as the labour struggle affecting Amazon's German distribution centres. This study surveyed 223 Amazon employees asking questions relating to strike participation, income, reliance on trade unions, work dissatisfaction, employment status, professional background and demographic background. Our results, based on logistic regression analysis, evidenced that work dissatisfaction, reliance on trade unions, and having temporary or permanent positions predicted decisions vis-à-vis strike participation with 92% accuracy. The union's main goal, improving workers’ income, did not play a major role

Amazon rainforest · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · German · Labour economics · Logistic regression · Political science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor Movements and Unions