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Women's attitudes towards trade unions in the UK: a consideration of the distinction between full‐ and part‐time workers
Author(s) -
Tomlinson Jennifer
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2005.00367.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , order (exchange) , work (physics) , labour economics , economics , full time , demographic economics , economic growth , computer science , history , mechanical engineering , archaeology , finance , artificial intelligence , engineering
This article considers the attitudes and experiences of female full‐ and part‐time workers towards trade unions. Expanding upon previous research it suggests that while the attitudes of full‐ and part‐time workers towards trade unions are similar, experiences of trade unions are not: they depend upon the employment context and work history. A life course perspective is advanced, which examines women's employment contexts and transitions between full‐ and part‐time work in order to further explain female part‐timers’ lower likelihood of unionising.