Affiliates’ sense of oneness in a Global Union Federation (GUF) is pivotal for that GUF to be able to counter the forces of globalisation. We argue that GUF saliency in affiliates’ identity is the microfoundation of this sense of oneness. We examine this facet of identity by analysing the contents of the websites of 2314 affiliates of four major GUFs. Our three-step study explores the extent to which and why GUFs’ saliency varies across affiliates. First, we compute a GUF saliency index score for each affiliate based on its website contents. Second, we examine the impact of macro-institutional characteristics (national employment relations and socioeconomic characteristics) on the GUF saliency score. Finally, focusing on one GUF, Public Service International and drawing on 19 semi-structured interviews in 16 countries across six world regions, we highlight appeal and relationships, and especially their joint effect, as fundamental forces to explain the variations between affiliates. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings for GUF debate and policies.

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分支机构网站上的全球工会联合会：塑造工会全球组织身份的力量

会员在全球联盟联盟 (GUF) 中的统一感对于 GUF 能够对抗全球化力量至关重要。我们认为，GUF 在会员身份中的显着性是这种一体感的微观基础。我们通过分析四大 GUF 的 2314 个附属机构的网站内容来检验身份的这一方面。我们的三步研究探讨了 GUF 的显着性在分支机构之间的差异程度和原因。首先，我们根据每个会员的网站内容计算 GUF 显着性指数得分。其次，我们考察了宏观制度特征（国家就业关系和社会经济特征）对 GUF 显着性得分的影响。最后，重点关注一个 GUF，即国际公共服务，并在世界六个地区的 16 个国家进行了 19 次半结构化访谈，我们强调吸引力和关系，尤其是它们的联合效应，作为解释附属公司之间差异的基本力量。最后，我们讨论了我们的研究结果对 GUF 辩论和政策的影响。