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WHAT DO TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN EUROPE THINK? AN ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESULTS

A study analyzing the opinions of trade union members in Europe. The survey results provide insights into their reasons for staying in a union, sources of advice for disciplinary action, union effectiveness and organization at the workplace, and the presence and quality of representation. Conducted by Jeremy Waddington in September 2013.

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WHAT DO TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN EUROPE THINK? AN ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESULTS

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  1. WHAT DO TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN EUROPE THINK?AN ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESULTS JEREMY WADDINGTON SEPTEMBER 2013 These data are prepared for the PERC Summer School ‘Building Worker Power at the Workplace, The Community and Polity Process’ held at International Trade Union House, Brussels on 18th -19th September 2013. These data are not to be quoted without the express permission of the author. Jeremy Waddington is Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Manchester and the Project Coordinator for the European Trade Union Institute, Brussels.

  2. TABLE 1WHY DO YOU STAY IN THE UNION? Notes: 1. Respondents were asked to rank their reasons for remaining in a trade union in order with one as the most important reason, two as the second most import reasons and so on. Table 1 reports the results of the reasons ranked at one and two in the ranking, hence the percentage figures add up to more than 100 per cent. 2. The presence of unemployment insurance schemes (Sif and TU) means that the comparisons cannot be exact as the number of options available to respondents differed between countries.

  3. TABLE 2IF MANAGEMENT DECIDED TO TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST YOU, TO WHOM WOULD YOUR TURN FOR ADVICE? Note: Respondents were asked to state the first person/institution to which they would go if threatened by management with disciplinary action.

  4. TABLE 3HOW GOOD IS THE UNION WITHIN YOUR WORKPLACE AT?

  5. TABLE 4HOW WELL ORGANISED IS THE UNION WITHIN YOUR WORKPLACE?

  6. TABLE 5THE PRESENCE, FREQUENCY AND QUALITY OF REPRESENTATION AT THE WORKPLACE Note: The proportion of members content with workplace representation is calculated by multiplying the proportion of members with a steward or works councillor present at their workplace by the proportion of members that think the workplace representative adequately represents members.

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