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Note on Why Employees Join Unions

By: Michael Beer
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Abstract

Provides some answers to the question of why employees join unions. Summarizes recent data on workers' perceptions of unions: their power and instrumentality. Also explores the special situation of white collar workers.

Keywords

Labor Unions; Employees; Social Psychology

Citation

Beer, Michael. "Note on Why Employees Join Unions." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-121, January 1981. (Revised June 1993.)

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