TY - JOUR
T1 - Lay activism and activism intentions in a faculty union
T2 - An exploratory study
AU - Fiorito, J.
AU - Tope, D.
AU - Steinberg, P.E.
AU - Padavic, I.
AU - Murphy, C.E.
N1 - Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - Prior conceptual work on union renewal places activism in a central role. Understanding of activism's antecedents, however, remains limited. This study uses a sample of faculty union members at a large public university, thus providing considerable diversity in work settings within a single employer organization. Using survey and archival data, this study explores the role of selected contextual factors on faculty labor activism. A tentative but interesting finding is that linkages to other activists appear to be a stronger predictor of individual activism than does departmental membership density. That is, it seems that "subcultures of apathy" can exist in even high membership density settings and that social ties to activists may spur members to heightened levels of activism.
AB - Prior conceptual work on union renewal places activism in a central role. Understanding of activism's antecedents, however, remains limited. This study uses a sample of faculty union members at a large public university, thus providing considerable diversity in work settings within a single employer organization. Using survey and archival data, this study explores the role of selected contextual factors on faculty labor activism. A tentative but interesting finding is that linkages to other activists appear to be a stronger predictor of individual activism than does departmental membership density. That is, it seems that "subcultures of apathy" can exist in even high membership density settings and that social ties to activists may spur members to heightened levels of activism.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81855212549&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0160449X11422609
DO - 10.1177/0160449X11422609
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:81855212549
SN - 0160-449X
VL - 36
SP - 483
EP - 507
JO - Labor Studies Journal
JF - Labor Studies Journal
IS - 4
ER -