MAPs: Labor-Based Peer Assistance in the Workplace

An offshoot of management‐based Employee Assistance Programs, Member Assistance Programs (MAPs) are peer‐based programs designed to help union members suffering from substance abuse and other personal problems. Although a relatively recent phenomenon, MAPs are rooted in traditional union principles...

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Published in:Industrial relations (Berkeley) 1996-04, Vol.35 (2), p.261-275
Main Authors: BACHARACH, SAMUEL B., BAMBERGER, PETER A., SONNENSTUHL, WILLIAM J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholism
Confidentiality
Costs
Drug testing
Economics
Effectiveness
Employee Assistance Programs
Employees
Health care expenditures
Labor relations
Labor unions
Labour relations
Mental health
Professionals
Social problems
Studies
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Trade unions
Union leadership
Unions
Workers
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Summary:An offshoot of management‐based Employee Assistance Programs, Member Assistance Programs (MAPs) are peer‐based programs designed to help union members suffering from substance abuse and other personal problems. Although a relatively recent phenomenon, MAPs are rooted in traditional union principles of voluntarism and mutual aid. This article examines the emergence and growing popularity of MAPs, differences in MAP structure and orientation across unions, and the potential significance of MAPs to unions and industrial relations.
ISSN:0019-8676
1468-232X
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.1996.tb00406.x