The research focuses on the relationship between and predictors of job and union work satisfaction of part-time union officers. Data were gathered from 323 local union officers of the largest union representing government employees in Israel. For growth-oriented officers, job and union satisfaction were positively correlated, while for their relatedness-oriented comrades a zero correlation between the two satisfaction measures was obtained. Regardless of the motivational orientation, the officers' job satisfaction was best predicted by salary grade and seniority as a union officer while only the latter variable was associated with union work satisfaction.
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