ABSTRACT
Unionization has been defined as the process of individual attachment to labour unions (Barling, Fullagar and Kelloway, 1992) and a great deal of data has now accumulated on the factors that lead an individual to join, become active in, and retain membership in a labour union. In reviewing this literature, Barling et al. (1992) pointed to the central role of union attitudes in the unionization process. For example, research on union joining (e.g. Brett, 1980), union commitment (Fullagar, McCoy, and Schull, 1992), union participation (Anderson, 1979; Glick, Mirvis and Harder, 1977; McShane, 1986), and union decertification (Bigoness and Tosi, 1984) have all reported significant relationships between individual attitudes toward labour unions and the criteria under investigation.
