Abstract:

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the union citizenship behaviours and union identification of teachers’, and to explore the relationship between union citizenship and identification. It was also aimed to determine whether teachers’ union citizenship behaviours and their identification with union differ significantly according to research variables. The data were gathered from volunteer teachers (n=617) working in primary, secondary and high schools in Malatya during 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic years. Adapted versions of the Union Citizenship Behaviour and Union Identification scales were administered on participating teachers. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one way analysis of variance and regression analysis were used to analyse the gathered data. Results showed that teachers’ union citizenship behaviour and union identification were at moderate level. Results also indicated that teachers’ union citizenship and union identification scores differed significantly in terms of gender, branch, professional seniority, and entered union variables. Correlational analysis results showed that there was a positive and strong correlation between union citizenship and union identification and union identification explained 52 % of the total variance of union citizenship scale

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