Varieties of trade unions and support for redistribution

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6406512
AutoresNadja Mosimann (0000-0002-9612-8580, University of Zurich, autor correspondente), Jonas G Pontusson (0000-0001-8550-9022, University of Geneva)
Ano2022
Volume45
Fascículo6
Páginas1310-1333
Data de publicação2022-09-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402382.2022.2048344
OpenAlexW4225336106
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas29

Many studies of cross-national survey data find that union members are more likely to be supportive of redistributive policies than respondents who are not union members. Analysing British, German and Swedish survey data, this article demonstrates that the union membership effect on support for redistribution varies depending on the kinds of unions to which individuals belong. Regardless of their own income, wage-earners who belong to unions whose membership encompasses a wide swath of the income distribution tend to be more supportive of redistribution than members of unions that are less inclusive. This suggests that the decline of union membership among poorly paid wage-earners—a common trend across OECD countries—has more far-reaching implications for the politics of redistribution than commonly recognised. Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2022.2048344

Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · German · Labour economics · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election · Redistribution of income and wealth · Survey data collection · Trade union · Unemployment · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies