Grievance Filing Research Articles

Work Environment and Grievance Rates in a Manufacturing Plant

The grievance activity of work groups has received surprisingly little attention by either organizational behavior or industrial re-lations researchers. This study explores the impact of different work environments on the rate of grievance filing in a large, unionized manufacturing plant. The two aspects of the work environment exam-ined, (a) size of the primary work group and (b) type of work technology, were both significantly related to grievance rates. A batch production environment was associated with a substantially higher rate of grievance filing than were either mass or craft pro-duction. When the work technology effect was held constant, the size of the primary work group was negatively related to grievance rates.

Union steward locus of control, job, union involvement, and grievance behavior

Discretionary behaviors of union stewards are described. The use (or otherwise) of these behaviors may be a critical index of the number of grievances filed in an organization. Utilization of proactive grievance filing behaviors is systematically associated with steward job involvement, union involvement, and locus of control orientations. This hypothesis received empirical support in this research. Implications for organizational theorists and practitioners alike are discussed.

Antecedents of Grievance Filing Behavior: Attitude/Behavioral Consistency and the Union Steward

Antecedents of Grievance Filing Behavior: Attitude/Behavioral Consistency and the Union Steward

Antecedents of Grievance Filing Behavior: Attitude/Behavioral Consistency and the Union Steward.

In this study the grievance behavior of stewards, unlike rank and file members, was found to vary systematically with company commitment, union commitment, and job satisfaction. In addition, the re...