Pengaruh Komitmen Kesatuan Sekerja dan Ideologi Kesatuan Sekerja terhadap Penglibatan Kesatuan Sekerja dalam Sektor Telekomunikasi Terpilih di Sabah

Abstract

Penglibatan kesatuan sekerja merupakan penglibatan ahli-ahli kesatuan sekerja dalam tindakan kolektif dan aktiviti-aktiviti kesatuan sekerja yang menjadikan sebuah kesatuan sekerja itu mencapai objektif penubuhannya dalam organisasi. Penglibatan kesatuan sekerja adalah sebahagian daripada proses pembuatan keputusan dan perancangan operasi organisasi di antara kesatuan sekerja dan pihak pengurusan. Oleh itu, tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengenalpasti tahap penglibatan kesatuan sekerja dan pengaruh komitmen kesatuan sekerja serta ideologi kesatuan sekerja terhadap penglibatan kesatuan sekerja di sektor telekomunikasi terpilih di Sabah. Kajian ini merupakan kajian rintis yang menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan melibatkan 30 orang ahli kesatuan sekerja. Analisis deskriptif serta analisis regresi linear digunakan bagi mencapai objektif kajian. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap penglibatan kesatuan sekerja berada pada tahap tinggi. Model kajian ini adalah signifikan di mana komitmen kesatuan sekerja serta ideologi kesatuan sekerja mempengaruhi penglibatan kesatuan sekerja sebanyak 68 peratus. Ini menunjukkan teori penglibatan kesatuan sekerja boleh diimplementasikan dalam sektor telekomunikasi di Sabah.

Kata kunci: Kesatuan sekerja; Komitmen Kesatuan Sekerja; ideologi kesatuan sekerja; penglibatan kesatuan sekerja; syarikat telekomunikasi

Abstract: Trade union participation is the active participation of trade union members in collective action and trade union activities so that a trade union can achieve the goals of its establishment. Trade union participation is part of the decision-making process and operational planning of the organization between trade unions and management. Therefore, the first objective of this study is to examine the level of union participation in the selected telecommunications sector in Sabah. Meanwhile, the second objective is to identify the influence of trade union commitment and trade union ideology on trade union involvement. This study is a pilot study that uses a quantitative approach and involves 30 trade union members. Descriptive analysis and linear regression analysis were used to achieve the study's objectives. The study results show that the level of trade union participation is at a high level. This research model is significant were trade union commitment and trade union ideology influence trade union participation by 68 percent. This shows that the theory of trade union participation can be implemented in the telecommunications sector in Sabah.

Keywords: Trade Unions; Trade Union Commitment; Trade Union Ideology; trade union participation involvement; telecommunication companies

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