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Abstract
This article examines changes in levels of confidence in unions and proposes an intra-national comparison between Quebec and the rest of Canada based on the analysis of the three most recent waves of the World Values Survey (WVS) database, of which Canada is part (i.e. 1990, 2000, 2006). After noting differences in the trends of confidence in unions in these two regions, we applied the same logistic regression model to both regions, based on the 2006 WVS wave, in order to bring out the determinants of the propensity of individuals to express confidence in unions. The results show both similarities and differences between the two regions. As for the similarities between Quebec and the rest of Canada, it should be noted that involvement in politics and the fact of being unionized had a positive effect on the respondents’ propensity to have confidence in unions whereas most of the socio-demographic variables had no significant effects. As for the differences, the fact of reporting a higher income had a significant negative impact in Quebec, but was not significant in the rest of Canada. The fact of supporting the NDP in the rest of Canada had a more structuring effect on the propensity of individuals to have confidence in unions than the fact of supporting the BQ in Quebec. Moreover, the greater the extent to which citizens in Quebec identified with left-leaning ideological positions, the more likely they were to have confidence in unions. Finally, the respondent’s level of education was not significant in the rest of Canada but, cetiris paribus, was highly significant and positively related to confidence in unions in Quebec.
Keywords:
- trade unions,
- confidence,
- public opinion,
- Quebec,
- Canada
Résumé
En se basant sur les données issues des trois plus récentes vagues du World Value Survey (WVS) — c’est-à-dire 1990, 2000, 2006 —, cet article examine l’évolution des niveaux de confiance envers les syndicats en comparant le Québec au reste du Canada. Après avoir constaté l’évolution contrastée des taux de confiance envers l’acteur syndical dans ces deux régions, nous appliquons le même modèle de régression logistique pour les deux régions en partant des données du WVS de 2006, de manière à mettre en évidence les déterminants de la propension individuelle à faire confiance aux syndicats. Les résultats de notre recherche mettent en exergue à la fois les similitudes et les différences entre les deux régions. Concernant les similarités entre le Québec et le reste du Canada, notons que l’engagement dans la sphère politique ainsi que le fait d’être syndiqué ont un effet positif sur la propension des individus à faire confiance aux syndicats, tandis que la plupart des variables sociodémographiques n’ont pas d’effets importants, cela tant dans une région que dans l’autre. Concernant les différences, lorsque que les répondants déclarent avoir d’importants revenus, l’on remarque un impact négatif significatif sur leur propension à faire confiance aux syndicats au Québec, tandis que l’effet de cette variable n’est pas significatif dans le reste du Canada. L’appui accordé au NPD a également un effet plus structurant sur la propension des individus du reste du Canada à faire confiance aux syndicats, alors que cela n’est pas le cas au Québec chez ceux qui appuient le Bloc Québécois. En outre, plus les citoyens du Québec s’identifient à des positions idéologiques de gauche, plus ils sont susceptibles d’accorder leur confiance au mouvement syndical. Enfin, l’effet du niveau d’éducation des individus sur la confiance envers les syndicats n’est pas significatif dans le reste du Canada, tandis que cette variable a un effet significatif et s’avère positivement liée à la confiance envers les syndicats au Québec.
Mots-clés :
- organisations syndicales,
- confiance,
- opinion publique,
- Québec,
- Canada
Resumen
Este artículo estudia los cambios de los niveles de confianza en los sindicatos y propone una comparación intra-nacional entre Quebec y el resto de Canadá basado en el análisis de las tres más recientes versiones de la base de datos World Values survey (WVS), al cual Canadá participa (1990, 2000, 2006). Después de notar las diferencias en las tendencias de confianza en los sindicatos en estas dos regiones, nosotros aplicamos el mismo modelo de regresión logística a ambas regiones, utilizando los datos WVS 2006, de manera a resaltar los determinantes de la propensión de los individuos a expresar su confianza en los sindicatos. Los resultados muestran similitudes y diferencias entre las dos regiones. Entre las similitudes entre Quebec y el resto de Canadá, se debe enfatizar que la implicación en políticas y el hecho de ser sindicalizado tiene un efecto positivo en la propensión de los participantes a tener confianza en los sindicatos mientras que la mayoría de variables sociodemográficas no tienen efectos significativos. En cuanto a las diferencias, el hecho de declarar un nivel de ingreso más elevado tiene un impacto negativo significativo en Quebec, pero no fue significativo en el resto de Canadá. El hecho de apoyar el Partido neo democrático en el resto de Canadá tuvo un efecto más estructurante en la propensión de los individuos a tener confianza en los sindicatos que el hecho de apoyar el Bloque quebequense en Quebec. Más aún, más los ciudadanos del Quebec se identifican a posiciones ideológicas de izquierda, más ellos son susceptibles de tener confianza en el movimiento sindical. Por último, el efecto del nivel de educación de los individuos sobre la confianza en los sindicatos se revela poco significativo en el resto del Canadá, mientras que esta variable tuvo un efecto significativo y positivamente asociado a la confianza en los sindicatos en el Quebec.
Palabras clave:
- Organizaciones sindicales,
- confianza,
- opinión pública,
- Quebec,
- Canadá
Appendices
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