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Een verlaagde prijs als motief voor vakbondslidmaatschap voor jongeren? Inzichten uit Belgiƫ

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Do lower membership fees encourage young people to join a trade union? Evidence from BelgiumIn this article we investigate young people's motives to join a trade union and the extent to which a lower membership fee can encourage membership based on a mixed methods design combining data from face-to-face expert interviews and a web survey among 218 Belgian young union members who benefit of a lower fee. The results demonstrate that young employees predominantly join the union because of both instrumental (linked to the services trade unions provide) and social motives (relating to union members in their social environment). Only a minority of members joined the union because of the lower membership fee. Our results also indicate that motives to join the union differ between various social groups. Specifically, vulnerable groups (e.g. young people on temporary contracts or with low wages) may join due to getting easier access to unemployed benefits or because they can follow training. This emphasizes the diverse needs of young employees which trade unions should take into account.
Tijdschrift: Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken
ISSN: 0169-2216
Issue: 1
Volume: 35
Pagina's: 40 - 54
Jaar van publicatie:2019
Toegankelijkheid:Open