Abstract
Little attention has been devoted to the individual motivations behind strike participation - particularly in minority strikes, such as the labour struggle affecting Amazon's German distribution centres. This study surveyed 223 Amazon employees asking questions relating to strike participation, income, reliance on trade unions, work dissatisfaction, employment status, professional backgroUnd and demographic backgroUnd. Our results, based on logistic regression analysis, evidenced that work dissatisfaction, reliance on trade unions, and having temporary or permanent positions predicted decisions visàvis strike participation with 92% accuracy. The union's main goal, improving workers' income, did not play a major role.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 172-189 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISSN | 1745-641X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.01.2019 |
Bibliographical note
Sabrina Apicella is a PhD Student in the Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organization at Leuphana University of LüneburgUN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Research areas and keywords
- Amazon
- Strike behaviour
- Trade union confidence
- Working conditions
- Sociology
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Industrial relations
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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