Job insecurity and job satisfaction in the United States: the case of public sector union workers

Source: Benjamin Artz, Ilker Kaya, Industrial Relations Journal, Early View, Article first published online: February 14, 2014
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From the abstract:
We measure the association between perceived job insecurity and job satisfaction in the United States and focus on public sector union workers. Job satisfaction decreases with perceived job insecurity among union workers in the public sector and primarily when tenure with an employer is high.