US union revival, minority unionism and inter-union conflict

One option for reversing US union decline, requiring no legislative change, would involve re-legitimizing non-majority or minority union representation, allowing unions to organize without running the gauntlet of union certification. Such minority representation, applicable only to workplaces without majority union support on a members-only basis, could run in parallel with the existing system of exclusive representation in workplaces where majority support is achieved. The increased representation in the currently unrepresented workplaces would inevitably promote workers’ collective voice and contribute to union revival. However, minority unionism has been criticized for breeding union competition because it is non-exclusive. In this paper, the nature and extent of inter-union conflict under minority unionism are re-examined, using survey data from unions in New Zealand which already has non-exclusive, minority union representation. The low levels and consequences of conflict suggest that the benefits of minority unionism far outweigh any potentially unfavourable effects.

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Unions and Union Membership in New Zealand: Annual Review for 1994

New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations ◽

10.26686/nzjir.v20i2.3269 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Raymond Harbridge ◽

Kevin Hince ◽

Anthony Honeybone

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Union Membership ◽

Recent Survey ◽

Annual Review ◽

Union Decline

This note reports our n1ost recent survey of unions and union membership in New Zealand for the year ended 31 December 1994. It builds on our earlier surveys for the 31 December years for 1991, 1992 and 1993 (Harbridge and Hince, 1993a, 1993b; Harbridge, Hince and Honeybone. 1994). In last year's report, we suggested that union decline may have "bottomed out". The 1994 data does not support that suggestion. Unions have lost a further 33,000 men1bers in the most recent year, while the nun1ber of unions operating has increased by 15.

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Understanding the general practice nursing workforce in New Zealand: an overview of characteristics 2015–19

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py20109 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 22

Author(s):

Sarah L. Hewitt ◽

Nicolette F. Sheridan ◽

Karen Hoare ◽

Jane E. Mills

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

General Practice ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

New Zealand ◽

Survey Data ◽

Nursing Workforce ◽

Roles And Responsibilities ◽

Primary Health ◽

Part Time ◽

Role Confusion

Limited knowledge about the nursing workforce in New Zealand general practice inhibits the optimal use of nurses in this increasingly complex setting. Using workforce survey data published biennially by the Nursing Council of New Zealand, this study describes the characteristics of nurses in general practice and contrasts them with the greater nursing workforce, including consideration of changes in the profiles between 2015 and 2019. The findings suggest the general practice nursing workforce is older, less diverse, more predominately New Zealand trained and very much more likely to work part-time than other nurses. There is evidence that nurses in general practice are increasingly primary health care focused, as they take on expanded roles and responsibilities. However, ambiguity about terminology and the inability to track individuals in the data are limitations of this study. Therefore, it was not possible to identify and describe cohorts of nurses in general practice by important characteristics, such as prescribing authority, regionality and rurality. A greater national focus on defining and tracking this pivotal workforce is called for to overcome role confusion and better facilitate the use of nursing scopes of practice.

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News, renewed: Towards a sustainable business model for online journalism

10.26686/wgtn.17148104 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Alexander Colin Clark

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Survey Data ◽

Business Model ◽

New York Times ◽

Consumer Preference ◽

Advanced Technology ◽

Online Journalism ◽

News Websites ◽

Conversion Rates ◽

The Usa

<p>The News, Renewed project was established to pursue the following core objectives: 1) To identify the most promising business model for funding online journalism, through academic research. 2) To enable implementation of the most promising monetisation strategy, through the development of a technology enterprise. From March to April 2014, Alex Clark conducted an online survey completed by 416 consumers, assessing willingness to pay for ten online monetisation strategies. Strategies assessed include: payment-per-article, a payment-to-remove advertising, crowdfunding, donations, a mobile application, a ‘freemium’ model (charging only for premium content), a standalone subscription to a single news website, a national package of all news websites in New Zealand, a global package of all news websites in the world, as well as a multimedia package containing news, music, television and movies. Survey data revealed that strategies embracing global bundling were most popular with respondents. While only one respondent (0.24%) said they would ‘definitely’ pay for a standalone subscription at $10 per month (NZD), 23 respondents (5.4%) said they’d definitely pay for a global news package, and 46 (10.8%) said they’d definitely pay for a news and multimedia package. Consumer preference for global bundling remained strong when viewing survey data through other analytical lenses, such as an aggregate of ‘probably’ and ‘definitely’ responses, as well as estimated conversion rates calculated using Predicted Purchase Intent values. Upon completion of the survey, Alex worked with two developers to create PressPass, a platform focused on enabling the implementation of a bundling strategy by the journalism community. Once a prototype had been developed, Alex met with leading news organisations within New Zealand and the USA to share his findings and seek feedback about his proposed solution. In New Zealand, he met with NZME, TVNZ and MediaWorks. In the USA, he met with the New York Times, The Economist and National Geographic. The News, Renewed thesis analyses the qualitative and quantitative findings from Alex’s consumer survey, while also providing qualitative insights from his interviews with industry leaders. The thesis has been submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Advanced Technology Enterprise at Victoria University of Wellington.</p>

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Risk functions for frequency of alcohol-related negative consequences: New Zealand survey data

Addiction ◽

10.1046/j.1360-0443.2000.9512182111.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 95 (12) ◽

pp. 1821-1832 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Allan Wyllie ◽

Jia-Fang Zhang ◽

Sally Casswell

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Survey Data ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Risk Functions

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The current status of Argentine stem weevil (Listronotus bonariensis) as a pest in the North Island of New Zealand

New Zealand Plant Protection ◽

10.30843/nzpp.2011.64.5962 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

pp. 55-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

A.J. Popay ◽

M.R. McNeill ◽

S.L. Goldson ◽

C.M. Ferguson

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Perennial Ryegrass ◽

Italian Ryegrass ◽

Current Status ◽

The North ◽

Listronotus Bonariensis ◽

Low Levels ◽

The Impact ◽

Microctonus Hyperodae ◽

Behavioural Adaptations

Recent sampling in Waikato and Taranaki shows that Argentine stem weevil (Listronotus bonariensis) can still cause major damage to susceptible ryegrass pastures despite the introduction of the parasitoid Microctonus hyperodae in 1991 Percentage of tillers with L bonariensis larval damage in diploid and tetraploid perennial ryegrass and Italian ryegrass in January and February were between 11 and 68 High egg numbers were noted on occasion Although there is evidence that M hyperodae reduces host populations parasitism levels vary considerably between years in Canterbury and are low in Otago and Southland where high populations of L bonariensis have recently been recorded Factors that may be lessening the impact of M hyperodae are considered These include asynchronous generations of the parasitoid and its host host behavioural adaptations compensatory oviposition and inhibition of flight in parasitised individuals leading to low levels of parasitism in new pastures

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Screening the foods of an endangered parrot, the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), for oestrogenic activity using a recombinant yeast bioassay

Reproduction Fertility and Development ◽

10.1071/rd00041 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 191 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrew E. Fidler ◽

Sharon Zwart ◽

Richard P. Pharis ◽

Roderick J. Weston ◽

Stephen B. Lawrence ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Endangered Species ◽

Critically Endangered ◽

Recombinant Yeast ◽

Scientific Interest ◽

Natural Diet ◽

Low Levels ◽

Supplementary Foods

In recent years the possibility of environmental oestrogens affecting the reproduction of vertebrates has become an issue of both public and scientific interest. Although the significance of such chemicals remains controversial there is clear evidence that, in some contexts, environmental oestrogens can influence the fertility of vertebrates. Highly endangered species represent a situation in which even modest reductions in the fertility of key individuals may have implications for the survival of the entire species. This paper reports the screening of both natural and supplementary foods of the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), a critically endangered New Zealand nocturnal parrot, for oestrogenic activity using a recombinant yeast based bioassay. Low levels of oestrogenic activity were detected in one of the ‘chick-raising’ foods, but no oestrogenic activity was detected in the adult supplementary foods. The oestrogenicity of a range of phytochemicals possibly associated with the kakapo natural diet was also examined. Two such phytochemicals, podocarpic acid and its reduced derivative podocarpinol, showed weak oestro-genic activity (approximately 10 –6 and 10 –4 of the activity of 17-b -oestradiol, respectively).

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Seasonal variations in forms of extractable sulfur in some New Zealand soils

Soil Research ◽

10.1071/sr9940985 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 985 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Z Tan ◽

RG Mclaren ◽

KC Cameron

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Seasonal Variations ◽

Seasonal Changes ◽

Early Spring ◽

Continuous Increase ◽

Organic C ◽

The Third ◽

Permanent Pasture ◽

Low Levels ◽

Inorganic Sulfate

Seasonal variations in different forms of extractable sulfur (S) were examined in three New Zealand soils under permanent pasture. The concentrations of total extractable S, extractable inorganic sulfate-S (SO2-4-S), and extractable organic HI-reducible sulfur (HI-S) and carbon-bonded sulfur (C-S) were determined in field moist samples using four different extractants. During the course of the year, extractable SO2-4-S levels varied substantially. Concentrations of SO42--S in the soils peaked in the early spring and, for two of the soils, remained at relatively low levels throughout the rest of the year. The third soil, however, following a decrease in concentration in late spring, showed a continuous increase in SO2-4-S during the summer and autumn period. Concentrations of extractable organic C-S in soils were generally highest in the winter and declined significantly during the spring. Extractable organic HI-S concentrations fluctuated throughout the year with no clear trends. The proportions of the three forms of extractable S in soils also varied seasonally. The proportions of extractable organic HI-S in soils were more constant compared with the other two forms of S and generally accounted for less than 20% of the total extractable S. The seasonal changes in the proportions of SO2-4-S appeared to be inversely related to the changes in extractable C-S. This suggests that under the field conditions, the extractable organic C-S fraction is readily mineralized to sulfate when conditions are favourable for mineralization to take place.

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The Relationships Between Trust in Supervisor, Turnover Intentions, and Voluntary Turnover

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000165 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 174-183 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Debora E. Purba ◽

Janneke K. Oostrom ◽

Marise Ph. Born ◽

Henk T. van der Molen

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

Turnover Intentions ◽

Voluntary Turnover ◽

Job Embeddedness ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Healthy Environment ◽

Low Levels ◽

The Relationship ◽

Restaurant Chain

Abstract. This study investigated the mediating effect of on-the-job embeddedness on the relationship between trust in supervisor and turnover. Survey data were collected among 471 employees of a restaurant chain in Indonesia. Results showed that job embeddedness mediated the relationship between trust in supervisor and turnover intentions. Turnover intentions were positively correlated with actual voluntary turnover 15 months later. The results confirmed that the trustworthiness of supervisors affects the quality of the relationships between supervisors and employees. Hence, low levels of trust must be addressed as soon as possible in order to maintain a healthy environment in which employees are able to develop their job embeddedness.

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