Purpose: The study aim was to understand the experiences of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in labor union activities. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study and content analysis were conducted. The participants included nine ICU nurses who shared their experiences with labor union activities. The data were collected through in-depth interviews. Results: The experiences of ICU nurses with labor union activities encompassed five themes: “The Initial Step in Union Activities”, “Benefits Derived from Union Participation”, “Concerns Regarding Union Activities”, “The Non-Omnipotence of Unions”, and “Achieving Mutual Benefits through Union Activities”. Conclusion: The study findings revealed that ICU nurses strive to improve their work and the nursing environment through labor unions, despite facing negative perceptions of union involvement.

노조의 위기극복방안 즉 활성화방안에 대한 논의가 많이 제시되고 있는 가운데, 신자유주의 세계화 속에서 노조의 지역조직이 중요한 역할을 담당해야 한다는 인식에 따라 본 논문은 노동조합 지역조직의 활성화노력에 관해 민주노총 부산지역본부를 중심으로 실태를 살펴보고 활성화방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 연구방법은 1차 자료를 이용한 문헌연구가 주된 것이며, 필자들의 경험을 외삽하였다. 노조활성화에 대한 제 논의를 노조효과성과 노조활성화차원을 중심으로 살펴보아 실태분석과 방안제시의 분석틀로서 활성화차원을 조직화, 연대ㆍ연합형성, 정치적 행위 및 재구조화로 정리하여 마련한 후 민주노총 부산지역본부의 경과와 현황을 일반적인 것과 설정한 사업목표와 과제를 살펴보고, 부산지역본부의 활성화 노력을 조직화, 연대ㆍ연합형성, 정치적 행위 및 재구조화라는 활성화차원별로 분석하여 살펴보았다. 결과로서 부산지역본부의 노조활성화 노력이 많았다고 할 수 없었으며 이에 따라 부산지역본부의 노조효과성도 대표성, 교섭력, 영향력 모두에서 낮아서, 부산지역노동운동의 침체가 심화되고 있음을 감안할 때, 부산지역본부의 노조활성화 노력이 절실하게 요구되는 실정임을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 점을 바탕으로, 구조적 한계와 필요한 전제조건을 고려하면서, 조직화, 연대ㆍ연합형성, 정치적 행위 및 재구조화라는 활성화 분석틀의 차원별로 부산지역본부의 활성화 방안을 제시하였다. 나아가 활성화전략들 중에서 부산지역본부는 조직화전략을 중심으로 추진해야 할 것을 제시하였다.

Risk information may be one of the most important factor for worker's safe behavior because that safe behavior can be oriented by attitude based on risk information. Traditionally KAP(knowledge, attitude and practice) model was useful frame for the change of human behavior. Knowledge is formed by information through experience and education. Worker's health may be prevented by his or her own active safe behavior based on risk information. This paper is to investigate the effect of labor union on the provirion of risk information by labor union. Data for analysis is the third Korean Working Conditions Survey done by Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute in 2011. The sample size is 50,032 economic active person surveyed by household interview survey with structure questionnaire by trained interviewer. The difference of risk information provision among employees was tested by mean difference test. The level of risk information of employees of companies with labor union is higher than that with non labour union. This paper has some implication for the promotion of safe behavior of employees through risk information provision mediated by labor union. Some limitation of this study may be considered because of using the cross sectional survey data.

Risk information may be one of the most important factor for worker's safe behavior because that safe behavior can be oriented by attitude based on risk information. Traditionally KAP(knowledge, attitude and practice) model was useful frame for the change of human behavior. Knowledge is formed by information through experience and education. Worker's health may be prevented by his or her own active safe behavior based on risk information. This paper is to investigate the effect of labor union on the provirion of risk information by labor union. Data for analysis is the third Korean Working Conditions Survey done by Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute in 2011. The sample size is 50,032 economic active person surveyed by household interview survey with structure questionnaire by trained interviewer. The difference of risk information provision among employees was tested by mean difference test. The level of risk information of employees of companies with labor union is higher than that with non labour union. This paper has some implication for the promotion of safe behavior of employees through risk information provision mediated by labor union. Some limitation of this study may be considered because of using the cross sectional survey data.

The Purpose of this study is to compare occupational accident rate of unionized and non-unionized company and to investigate influences of labor relations on occupational accident rate in Korean manufacturing and construction Industry. Data in 2011 Occupational safety and Health Trend Survey were analyzed for this study. Results show that the occupational accident rate was lower in unionized company than non-unionized company. And amicable labor relationship reduces the occupational accident rate. The policy should be needed to support labor union and improve labor relationship to prevent industrial accidents.

As basic study on effects of the decasualization of port labor, this paper watched labor supply framework reorganization, focused on port worker in Incheon port at before decasualization(2005~2007.9) and after decasualization(2007.10~2010.5) and analyzed disposal quantity, workers, workdays, productivity, accident and disaster data that was apt to influence by the decasualization of port labor. Though commercial traffic of Incheon port was decreased in global economic depression, individual workday per month after decasualization compared with before decasualization is decreased by 3.3days from 22.7day to 19.4days, on the other hand, indivisual annual loading and unloading throughput is increased averagely 71.6%, and labour productivity, when 2005 labour productivity are 100, are increased by 67%. After decasualization, overall loading and unloading productivity is improved. But, according to loading and unloading, the number of accident and disaster are increase by 11.7% after decasualization for loading and unloading operation.

이 연구의 주된 내용은 1999년 1월 29일 제정된 교원의 노동조합 설립 및 운영 등에 관한 법률에 의해 교원노동조합과 단체교섭제도가 도입된 배경과 이후의 성과를 검토하여 그 드러난 문제점들을 살펴보고 현행 법률과 그 시행령에 내재되어 있는 법제상의 문제점에 기인한 점은 없는지를 찾아보고자 하는 것이다. 더 나아가 산업경제 시기의 유산인 현행의 교원노동조합체제가 과연 21세기에 부합하는 교육발전을 위한 교직단체의 모습으로 근본적으로 얼마나 타당성이 있는지를 분석할 것이다. 연구 결과는 향후 교원의 노동조합 설립 및 운영 등에 관한 법률 및 동시행령 개정을 위한 입법 정책 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.