Predictors of Individual Propensity to Strike

This article examines willingness to strike among 141 nonprofessional public school employees shortly before expiration of their contracts. A questionnaire asked respondents how many days they would participate in: any strike called by their union, regardless of the issue (or issues); a strike for a low (10%) wage increase; and a strike for a high (24%) wage increase. The results suggest that the individual worker characteristics predictive of willingness to strike vary substantially among different strike goals. For example, it appears that militancy is related to striking for a high wage increase, faithful union participation to striking in support of the union, and neither to striking for a low wage increase, suggesting that, contrary to a common assumption, not all strikes are sustained by “militant” workers

Demographic economics · Economics · Expiration date · Labor union · Labour economics · Militant · Political science · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law

• A multiple motive perspective on strike propensities

  Open Access•James E Martins, James E Martin et al.•Journal of Organizational Behavior•2001

  Incluir item

• Grassroots unionism in the context of economic crisis in Greece

  Lefteris Kretsos•Labor History•2011

  Incluir item

• Divided we stand

  Open Access•Sabrina Apicella, Helmut Hildebrandt•Work Organisation Labour &…•2019

  Incluir item

• Attitudinal Militancy and Propensity to Strike Among Unionized Engineers and X-Ray Technicians

  Open Access•Aaron Cohen•Human Relations•1992

  Incluir item

• Determinants of Strike-Related Militancy

  John A Mcclendon, Brian Klaas et al.•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1993

  Incluir item

• Organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and turnover among psychiatric technicians.

  Lyman W Porter, Richard M Steers et al.•Journal of Applied Psychology•1974

  Incluir item

• Commitment to the union

  Michael E Gordon, John W Philpot et al.•Journal of Applied Psychology•1980

  Incluir item

• Handbook of Organizations (RLE

  James G March, James March•Handbook of Organizations•2013

  Incluir item

• Psychology of Union-Management Relations

  Mark Abrahamson, Ross Stagner et al.•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1966

  Incluir item

• Institutional Setting and Industrial Conflict

  David Snyder, David V Snyder•American Sociological Review•1975

  Incluir item

• Industrial Relations in a British Car Factory

  Robert H Guest, Garfield Clack•Technology and Culture•1968

  Incluir item

• The Structure and Determinants of Occupational Militancy among Public School Teachers

  William Fox, William S Fox et al.•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1976

  Incluir item

• The Local Union

  Joseph M Fallon, Leonard R Sayles et al.•The American Catholic Sociological…•1953

  Incluir item

• Determinants of Attitudinal Militancy among Nurses and Teachers

  Joseph A Alutto, James A Belasco•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1974

  Incluir item

• Models of Militancy

  Open Access•Russell K Schutt•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1982

  Incluir item

• The Economic and Organizational Basis of Early United States Strikes, 1900-1948

  Open Access•Jack W Skeels•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1982

  Incluir item

• Collective Negotiations and Teachers

  Don Hellriegel, Wendell L French et al.•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1970

  Incluir item

• Union Activity and Dual Loyalty

  Lois R Dean•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1954

  Incluir item

• Intermetropolitan Patterns of Strike Frequency

  Robert N Stern•Industrial and Labor Relations…•1976

  Incluir item

• Teacher's Strike

  Cole, Stephen Cole•American Journal of Sociology•1969

  Incluir item