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Ballots and Union Government in the 1980s

Year: 1993

Type: article

Abstract: During the 1980s the Conservative government argued that trade unions' leaders and policies did not accurately reflect the views of their members. Accordingly, the Trade Union Act 1984 required that all voting members of union principal executive committees be periodically elected by individual members in a workplace or postal ballot, and the Employment Act 1988 required that all executive committee members and all officers in attendance for the purpose of policy deliberation and formulation be periodically elected by members in a postal ballot. This legislation has left an indelible mark upon the processes of union government but it has failed to initiate a transformation in the political complexion of union leadership or a redirection of union policy.

Source: British Journal of Industrial Relations

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.1993.tb00403.x

Authors: Paul Smith, Patricia Fosh, Roderick Martin, Huw Morris, Roger Undy

Institutions: University of Nottingham, Imperial College London, University of Glasgow, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Labor Movements and Unions

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2017366212

FWCI: 4.345

Cites: 13

Cited by: 21

Related to: 10