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The Effects of District-Level Union Status on the Job Satisfaction of Teachers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Mark Gius
Mark Gius*
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Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA
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Abstract

It is the purpose of this study to examine the effects of the unionisation status of US school districts on teacher job satisfaction. Using an ordered probit analysis and a sample of public school teachers, results of the present study suggest that teachers working in unionised districts are, overall, less satisfied with their jobs than are teachers in non-unionised districts. However, teachers in unionised districts were less likely to leave for better pay and were more enthusiastic about teaching than teachers in non-unionised districts. Hence, even though teachers in unionised districts were generally less satisfied with their jobs, they were more satisfied with regards to certain specific aspects of their positions.

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J2J51Job satisfactionteachersunions
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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , November 2012 , pp. 79 - 90
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2012

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