Union Yes” at a Public Ivy

Predictors of Faculty Voting Intentions at the University of Vermont

Bibliographic Data

ID11229974
AuthorsNorman K Holsinger (American Federation of Teachers, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume33
Issue3
Pages288-308
Publication date2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLabor Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-449X • E-ISSN: 1538-9758
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0160449x07303739
OpenAlexW2322370324
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

This study investigates predictors of prounion faculty voting intentions in a collective bargaining representational election. The research draws on a dataset developed during the course of the representational election campaign at the University of Vermont. The article explores the current context of higher education organizing in relation to the American labor movement. The literature review shows prounion attitudes, union instrumentality, demographic factors, job dissatisfaction, and active participation in the union campaign to be predictors of voting intentions. A general model of voting intentions emerges. Multiple logistic regression analysis is used to test the general model against assessments of voting intentions observed at four phases of the campaign. Specific models of voting intentions for each phase of the campaign materialize. An exploration of implications for both researchers and organizers follows

Context (archaeology · Logistic regression · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Test (biology · Voting · Computer Science · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Social Psychology

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