Antecedents of union commitment in Turkish food and transportation sector

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This study aims to examine the relationship between union commitment and a series of antecedents- general attitudes towards union, union satisfaction, perceived justice, union instrumentality, militancy- among 461 union members from food and transportation sectors in Turkey. Regression analysis was used to test the relationships between these antecedents and union commitment. Findings revealed that instrumentality explained the highest variance in union loyalty, then came the justice perception and perceived union support. Results suggested that members saw their relation with the union mostly as an economic one, but also perceived organizational support, procedural and interactional justice which reflects a social exchange approach appear to be important for level of union commitment. Implications of the study and recommendations for further studies are discussed.