Do workers speak up when feeling job insecure? Examining workers’ response to precarity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rho, Hye Jin, Riordan, Christine, Ibsen, Christian Lyhne, Lamare, J. Ryan and Tapia, Maite (2023) Do workers speak up when feeling job insecure? Examining workers’ response to precarity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Work and Occupations, 50 (1). pp. 97-129. ISSN 0730-8884

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic inflicted unprecedented precarity upon workers, including concerns about job insecurity. We examine whether workers respond to job insecurity with voice, and assess the role of unions, managers, and employment arrangements in this relationship. Analyses of an original 2020 survey representative of Illinois and Michigan workers show that job insecurity is not significantly associated with voice. Further, while we find that union membership and confidence in organized labor are positively associated with voice, insecure workers are less likely to speak up than secure workers as confidence in organized labor increases. Last, we find that insecure nonstandard workers are less likely to use voice than their secure counterparts.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2022.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2024 16:18
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2024 16:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125305

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