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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 167-183Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0959680120911221
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Dualism; outsiders; public perceptions; trade unions; union inclusiveness
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The research found that labor market outsiders, especially all categories of non-insiders, are more likely to support strong unions compared to insiders. This result holds true both before and after the Great Recession.
Why do workers support trade unions? For insider-outsider analysts, unions display limited concern with representing interests beyond the full-time labour force. However, recent research on union revitalization and inclusionary practices stresses new initiatives towards labour market outsiders. We use multilevel regression models, employing data from the 2005 and 2015 International Social Survey Programme, in order to study how workers perceive the role of unions. We develop a four-quadrant categorization of insiders and outsiders that captures both current labour market status and vulnerability. We find that outsiders, and more specifically all categories of non-insiders, are more likely to agree with the need for strong unions than insiders. These results hold both before and after the Great Recession.
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