Open AccessEvidence on Trade Union Members’ Dissatisfaction with Inequalities at a Scottish University
Author(s) -
Theresa Marie Majeed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of business and applied social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2469-6501
DOI - 10.33642/ijbass.vn1p4
Subject(s) - trade union , industrial relations , inequality , single market , perception , qualitative research , political science , job satisfaction , public relations , psychology , sociology , labour economics , social psychology , business , economics , international trade , european union , social science , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , neuroscience
The present paper includes insights on trade union members’ perceptions of job dissatisfaction related to inequalities at a Scottish university. Research spanning more than five decades has consistently shown that trade union member employees report higher levels of job dissatisfaction than non-union employees, although industrial relations scholars have been unable to agree on as to why that is the case. Prior research of trade union membership and its link to job dissatisfaction has largely been quantitative. The present study therefore added much needed, individual-level insights to the industrial relations literature through its use of a qualitative approach that included interviews with 23 individuals. This research is part of a wider project in which trade union membership and job dissatisfaction were explored, and that led to the author being awarded a PhD from the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom.