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Union Revitalization: How Women and Men Officers See the Relationship Between Union Size and Union Tolerance for Sexual Harassment

verfasst von: Steven Mellor, Lisa M. Kath

Erschienen in: Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal | Ausgabe 1/2016

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Larger memberships resulting from union mergers and consolidations have heightened the issue of union responsiveness to economic and noneconomic needs of members. In this study, we focused on a gender-moderated relationship between union size and perceived union tolerance for sexual harassment, in which low perceived tolerance (a desirable outcome) was anticipated as a noneconomic need relevant to union women. Data were collected from women and men officers (N = 120) in various unions. Officers were viewed as well-positioned informants on tolerance in relation to union policies and practices. As hypothesized, the data confirmed that women in larger unions rated tolerance significantly higher (an undesirable outcome) than women in smaller unions. No such tolerance variation was found for men in relation to smaller and larger unions. Implications for union revitalization and future research on union size are discussed.

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Titel: Union Revitalization: How Women and Men Officers See the Relationship Between Union Size and Union Tolerance for Sexual Harassment
verfasst von: Steven Mellor
Lisa M. Kath
Publikationsdatum: 10.04.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal / Ausgabe 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0892-7545
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3378
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-015-9261-x

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