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Unions, Training, Job Dissatisfaction and Quits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Paul Miller  and
Charles Mulvey
Charles Mulvey
Affiliation:
The University of Western Australia
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Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between unionism and quits. Three channels of influence are investigated: unions-collective voice-quits; unions-training-quits; unions-job dissatisfaction-quits. Estimates of each model, using data from the Australian Longitudinal Survey, indicate that unions reduce the probability of quitting via the training effect by 0.5 percentage points, they reduce the probability of quitting via the collective voice effect by 4 percentage points and they increase the probability of quitting via the job dissatisfaction effect by 1.2 percentage points. The net effect of unions is, therefore, to reduce the probability of quitting by around 3 percentage points.

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Contemporary Issues
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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , December 1994 , pp. 121 - 141
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1994

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Our thanks are due to the Editor of the Review and an anonymous referee for helpful comments. They are not responsible for remaining errors.

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