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Labor Unions or Professional Organizations: Which Have Our First Loyalty?

Author(s) -

Renee N. Anderson,

John D'Amicantonio,

Henry J. DuBois

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

college and research libraries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 2150-6701

pISSN - 0010-0870

DOI - 10.5860/crl_53_04_331

Subject(s) - allegiance , loyalty , join (topology) , public relations , professional association , political science , sociology , business , marketing , law , politics , mathematics , combinatorics

More than 500 librarians in public universities in California were surveyed regarding their membership in a union and/or their membership in professional organizations. Information was requested regarding the reasons for choosing to join or not join, the benefits expected from membership, and the strength of allegiance expressed toward the organizations. These factors were matched against demographic data volunteered by respondents. In general, California academic librarians were found to the relatively more loyal to unions than to professional societies, and the motivations given for joining one or the other, though different, often were complementary

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