FACTORS AFFECTING UNION PARTICIPATION IN PLANTATION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA: EVIDENCE FROM THREE PLANTATION COMPANIES

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between various predicators of Union Participation namely; Union Loyalty, Union Instrumentality, Union Commitment and Union Equity on employees’ willingness to participate in union activities. A structured questionnaire was distributed among randomly selected sample of 60 non-executive employees from the total population of 200 non-executive employees in three highly unionized estates. These estates were selected from three large scale plantation companies in Sri Lanka. It was assumed that there is no significant difference of opinions of the employees in different estates in the same company since there is only one union for all the nonexecutive employees in all the three companies. The statistical results of the study revealed that Union Loyalty, Union Instrumentality, Union Commitment and Union Equity were positively associated with Union Participation.