Individual trust and distrust in South African trade unions: a quantitative analysis, 2011-2013

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dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-17T15:52:45Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-17T15:52:45Z
dc.date.issued 2016-04-22 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9590
dc.description.abstract The South African organized labour movement is one of the most powerful on the African continent. A central actor in the democratic struggle, the movement continues to play a crucial role in the post-apartheid period. However, public opinion data collected by the South African Social Attitudes Survey for the period 2011-2013 suggest that only a minority of the public currently trust the organized labour movement. No cleavage in individual trust in trade unions was noted between age cohorts and labour market status. Distrust among the lower and working class has expanded significantly between 2011 and 2013. Findings suggest that trade unions in the country are increasingly associated with the unpopular political establishment. More research on public attitudes towards unions is required. There is a need for trade unions to intensify their engagement with working-class communities in order to build greater levels of individual trust. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.publisher Routledge en
dc.subject TRADE UNIONS en
dc.title Individual trust and distrust in South African trade unions: a quantitative analysis, 2011-2013 en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 42(3) en
dc.BudgetYear 2015/16 en
dc.ResearchGroup Service Delivery, Democracy and Governance en
dc.SourceTitle Politikon en
dc.PlaceOfPublication Abingdon, England en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9149 en
dc.PageNumber 325-343 en
dc.outputnumber 7957 en
dc.bibliographictitle Gordon, S.L. (2015) Individual trust and distrust in South African trade unions: a quantitative analysis, 2011-2013. Politikon. 42(3):325-343. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9590 en
dc.publicationyear 2015 en
dc.contributor.author1 Gordon, S.L. en


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