ORIENTATIONS TOWARD MILITARY UNIONS AMONG COMBAT TROOPS

DAVID R. SEGAL AND ROBERT C. KRAMER

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DOI: 10.2190/9Q3R-24KP-TXD5-6GH1

Abstract

This paper reports on a survey of the attitudes of combat troops at Ft. Benning, Georgia toward the prospect of military unionization. The authors find that a concern that unionization would have a negative effect on such aspects of Army life as professionalism, discipline, and mission effectiveness, leads to a generally negative orientation toward military unionization, despite a perception that a union would secure higher pay raises and more benefits. Information about unions, years of military service, career orientation, level of education, and rank, were also significantly related to attitudes about military unionization. Surprisingly, neither job satisfaction nor prior experience with unions was significantly related to such attitudes.

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