Precarious Work and the Union Advantage: Paradoxical Findings from Niagara
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Given the documented advantages of unionization, why don’t more workers support, let alone join, unions? This article presents findings from the Poverty and Employment Precarity in Niagara (PEPiN) study as they relate to precarious work and the union advantage. While precariously-employed workers in Canada’s Niagara Region enjoyed a demonstrable union advantage and were much more likely than other categories of workers to indicate support for unionization, a clear majority of precarious workers still expressed opposition to unionization. The article considers some of possible reasons for these seemingly paradoxical findings through a case study of recent workplace struggles in Niagara.
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Precarious Work and the Union Advantage: Paradoxical Findings from Niagara
In: Journal of Labor and SocietySearch for other papers by Jonah Butovsky in
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Search for other papers by Larry Savage in
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PubMed
Abstract
Given the documented advantages of unionization, why don’t more workers support, let alone join, unions? This article presents findings from the Poverty and Employment Precarity in Niagara (PEPiN) study as they relate to precarious work and the union advantage. While precariously-employed workers in Canada’s Niagara Region enjoyed a demonstrable union advantage and were much more likely than other categories of workers to indicate support for unionization, a clear majority of precarious workers still expressed opposition to unionization. The article considers some of possible reasons for these seemingly paradoxical findings through a case study of recent workplace struggles in Niagara.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 407 | 70 | 24 |
| Full Text Views | 363 | 356 | 4 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 610 | 598 | 6 |