| Author: | Terry, M. |
| Title: | Negotiating the government of unison: union democracy in theory and practice |
| Journal: | British Journal of Industrial Relations
1996 : MAR, VOL. 34:1, p. 87-110 |
| Index terms: | INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS GOVERNMENT DEMOCRACY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | During the 1980s existing approaches to union government and democracy came under critical scrutiny. The virtues of decentralized systems were questioned; unions were strongly criticized for failing to represent the interests of women. These debates found clear expression in the negotiations leading to the creation of Unison. This paper examines the negotiations that created governing structures intended to preserve key features of the partner-unions' own democratic traditions and to respond to criticisms of their shortcomings. |
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