Nonprofessional Hospital Workers and a Union Organizing Drive

Abstract

Introduction, 372; research perspective, 373; the hospital setting, 374. — I. The organizing campaign; pre-strike developments, 374; the strike, 376; factors leading to union defeat, 379. — II. Analysis of behavior; simple correlation, 380; motivating forces, 385. — III. Conclusion, 397. — Appendix A, 402. — Appendix B, 403.