A Study on the Effect of Union Membershipand Union Commitment on Welfare Attitudesof Workers in Social Welfare Institutions

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore how participation in social welfare institutions in the labor union affects the welfare attitudes. Also, the effect of union commitment of union members among workers on the welfare attitude was analyzed. A self-written survey was conducted on 165 union members and 185 non-union members at social welfare institutions located in the metropolitan area. Technical statistics were analyzed, and differences in welfare attitudes between each group were investigated. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to analyze the effect of union membership and union commitment of workers in social welfare institutions on welfare attitudes. As a result of the analysis, it was found that workers' participation in the union and union commitment had a significant effect on welfare attitudes. This study is significant in that it added empirical study to the welfare attitude study of social workers, which has been lacking in quantity. It is also meaningful to study the relationship between union membership and welfare attitudes, union commitment and welfare attitudes, which has not been attempted in Korea.