Young Workers in Transition: Explaining the Density Gap by a Life-course Perspective

A common challenge for all trade unions in most of the Western world is the growing trade union density gap between young and older workers. In this paper, we examine the generational trade union gap with point of departure in the Danish case. Our data stem from two large surveys (APL II & III)...

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Autores principales:	Laust Høgedahl, Rasmus Juul Møberg
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Publicado:	Aalborg University 2021
Materias:	Employment, Wages, Unemployment & Rehabilitation Labor Market Institutions & Social Partners Labor. Work. Working class HD4801-8943
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4eb6253ce3564b1184ef2dbf1cf7c5d02021-11-20T00:03:30ZYoung Workers in Transition: Explaining the Density Gap by a Life-course Perspective2245-0157https://doaj.org/article/4eb6253ce3564b1184ef2dbf1cf7c5d02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/129366https://doaj.org/toc/2245-0157 A common challenge for all trade unions in most of the Western world is the growing trade union density gap between young and older workers. In this paper, we examine the generational trade union gap with point of departure in the Danish case. Our data stem from two large surveys (APL II & III).We find that young workers are not more individualized; to the contrary, unorganized young workers have a growing collective mind-set. Through the lens of a life-course perspective, our data show that young workers have a growing ‘fluidic’ working life. Many young workers also take jobs in parts of the labor market with weak trade unions representation not allowing them to get in contact with trade unions representatives. Laust HøgedahlRasmus Juul MøbergAalborg UniversityarticleEmployment, Wages, Unemployment & RehabilitationLabor Market Institutions & Social PartnersLabor. Work. Working classHD4801-8943ENNordic Journal of Working Life Studies (2021)
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description	A common challenge for all trade unions in most of the Western world is the growing trade union density gap between young and older workers. In this paper, we examine the generational trade union gap with point of departure in the Danish case. Our data stem from two large surveys (APL II & III).We find that young workers are not more individualized; to the contrary, unorganized young workers have a growing collective mind-set. Through the lens of a life-course perspective, our data show that young workers have a growing ‘fluidic’ working life. Many young workers also take jobs in parts of the labor market with weak trade unions representation not allowing them to get in contact with trade unions representatives.
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title	Young Workers in Transition: Explaining the Density Gap by a Life-course Perspective
title_short	Young Workers in Transition: Explaining the Density Gap by a Life-course Perspective
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Young Workers in Transition: Explaining the Density Gap by a Life-course Perspective

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