<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Relying on the data of the Swiss Household Panel, the paper aims to make sense of the puzzling dissatisfaction union members exhibit in most dimensions of their job. A longitudinal approach reveals that the dissatisfaction is to a large extent explained by contextual and individual time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity. A decline in job satisfaction is for many workers the main reason to join a union. Job satisfaction climbs back as the years of membership increase, which confirms that unions do indeed have positive effects on the professional well-being of their members.</p></abstract>

Relying on the data of the Swiss Household Panel, the paper aims to make sense of the puzzling dissatisfaction union members exhibit in most dimensions of their job. A longitudinal approach reveals that the dissatisfaction is to a large extent explained by contextual and individual time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity. A decline in job satisfaction is for many workers the main reason to join a union. Job satisfaction climbs back as the years of membership increase, which confirms that unions do indeed have positive effects on the professional well-being of their members.

The Curious Case of the Grumpy Union Member

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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Relying on the data of the Swiss Household Panel, the paper aims to make sense of the puzzling dissatisfaction union members exhibit in most dimensions of...

The Curious Case of the Grumpy Union Member

Published Online: Nov 26, 2020

Page range: 489 - 514

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0024

Keywords
Labor unions, job satisfaction, panel data, dynamic effects

© 2020 Sinisa Hadziabdic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Curious Case of the Grumpy Union Member

Published Online: Nov 26, 2020

Page range: 489 - 514

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0024

KeywordsLabor unions, job satisfaction, panel data, dynamic effects

© 2020 Sinisa Hadziabdic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Labor unions, job satisfaction, panel data, dynamic effects