DETERMINANTS OF FACULTY VOTING-BEHAVIOR IN UNION REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS - A MULTIVARIATE MODEL

A model of faculty unionism that integrates a diverse set of factors r epresenting various perspectives on voting behavior in unionization dr ives was developed. This model was then tested using data obtained fro m faculty in three institutions of higher education simultaneously und ergoing collective bargaining elections. The study results suggest tha t work context, socio-political beliefs, general attitudes toward unio ns, perceptions of union instrumentality at one's own workplace, and p ay are strong determinants of faculty voting behavior. Union instrumen tality perception was the single largest determinant of the vote. The model had strong predictive power.