Paying dues to the union: A study of blue-collar workers in a right-to-work environment

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Jermier ◽  
Cynthia Fryer Cohen ◽  
Jeannie Gaines
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Right To Work

Attributions (Beliefs) and Job Satisfaction Associated with Back Pain in an Industrial Setting

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Linton ◽  
Lars-Erik Warg
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Upper Management ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Job Levels ◽  
The Individual

We investigated possible differences between management and workers in attributions about the cause and prevention of industrial back pain. 145 employees from upper management, lower management, and blue-collar ranks completed several questionnaires. Age, sex, job satisfaction, and history of back pain were also examined for possible confounding effects. There were significant differences in attributions between job levels, with upper management believing more strongly in causal factors related to the individual, while blue-collar workers attributed back pain more frequently to the work environment. This difference was significant even when the effects of age, sex, job satisfaction, and pain were controlled. A history of back pain increased attributions of cause related to the work environment. Job dissatisfaction increased the risk for back pain nearly sevenfold and dissatisfied people tended to attribute the cause of their pain to the work environment. These results highlight the intricate relationship between attributions, job satisfaction, and pain. Compliance and motivation for interventions might be enhanced by taking into account differences in attributions of cause and effective prevention.

scholarly journals Ergonomic Diagnosis of a Computer Workstation

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 739-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Żabińska ◽  
Artur Kuboszek ◽  
Erika Sujova ◽  
Jan Zitnansky
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Computer Workstation ◽  
Psychosocial Conditions ◽  
Ergonomic Analysis

Abstract The article presents the results of research carried out as a part of a project aimed at integrated ergonomic diagnosis of the work environment in terms of improvement of technical and psychosocial conditions. The research carried out so far included small and medium-sized enterprises located in the Śląskie Voivodeship. The tests included blue-collar workers as well as administrative (white-collar) workers. Ergonomic diagnosis was carried out by direct observation of employees at the workplace using tools such as the Ergonomic Control Test CET II and the Dortmund list. This article presents the results of ergonomic analysis at a workstation with a computer.

scholarly journals Time Perspective and the Risk of Developing Burnout: An Empirical Study among Different Blue-Collar Workers in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adela Reig-Botella ◽  
Sarah Detaille ◽  
Miguel Clemente ◽  
Jaime López-Golpe ◽  
Annet de Lange
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Student’S T

The purpose of this research was to analyze the relationship between the time perspective of Spanish shipyard workers in relation to burnout compared to other blue-collar workers in other sectors, including a total of 644 participants in a shipyard in northern Spain and 223 workers in other sectors. The ages were between 20 and 69 (M = 46.14, SD = 10.98). We used the Spanish version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Instrument (ZTPI) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey (MBI-GS). The mean of the three reliability coefficients of the emotional exhaustion factor was 0.887. In respect to the five factors of the ZTPI questionnaire, the mean of those five coefficients was 0.86. A Student’s t-test for independent samples comparing shipyard naval workers vs. the control group in personality variables and burnout was used. The psychological difference between workers in the naval sector and those in other sectors is better predicted based on two variables: emotional exhaustion and professional efficacy. Workers in the naval sector have a higher risk of becoming burnt-out than workers in other sectors due to a negative past, present and future time perspective. This can be a consequence of constant understimulation and monotonous and repetitive work, as well as a lack of autonomy and social support at work.

scholarly journals The effects of leadership on safety outcomes: The mediating roles of trust and safety climate

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Reyhan Bilgiç ◽  
Merve Betül Bulazer ◽  
Elif Bürümlü ◽  
İbrahim Öztürk ◽  
Ceyda Taşçıoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Safety Compliance ◽  
Safety Outcomes ◽  
A Company

Background: In the current study, the mediating roles of safety climate and trust in the relations between leadership styles which are transformational and transactional and safety outcomes which are safety compliance and safety participation are studied.Methods and Material: 101 blue-collar workers from a company in Zonguldak were participated in the study.Results: The results showed that transactional leadership is strongly associated with safety climate. As predicted, transformational leadership is found to be significantly correlated with safety participation.Conclusions: Moreover, transactional leadership is strongly correlated with safety compliance. Both safety climate and trust showed significant correlation with both of the safety outcomes. The mediating roles of trust and safety climate within the relations between transactional leadership and safety compliance and transformational leadership and safety participation are also found.

Effects of Job Strain on Helper-lnducer (CD4+CD29+) and Suppressor-lnducer (CD4+CD45RA+) T Cells in Japanese Blue-Collar Workers

1997 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norito Kawakami ◽  
Takeshi Tanigawa ◽  
Shunichi Araki ◽  
Akinori Nakata ◽  
Susumu Sakurai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Job Strain ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Blue Collar Workers
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