THE CALCULATION OF THE DEGREE OF UNIONIZATION.
In: British Journal of Industrial Relations, Jg. 11 (1973-11-01), Heft 3, S. 449-458
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The article assesses the trade union membership in Great Britain. In Britain it is impossible to obtain an accurate division of trade union membership by industry due to the overlapping structure of organization. The general unions have members in a wide variety of trades, whilst many craft unions recruit from several industries. Even the membership of an industrial union is determined by historical influences. Thus in the absence of detailed industrial classifications of members by individual trade unions, any general division is bound to be arbitrary. The existence of general unions which by definition straddle many industries creates a problem of how to allocate their membership to individual trades. It further reports that a figure for trade union membership in various industries was calculated on the basis of Ministry of Labor estimates supplemented by an industrial division of general union membership. Certain industries, however, posed specific problems. The Ministry of Labor excluded carpenters and joiners from "Other Woodworking" and classified them under "Building and Contracting." Similar overlapping occurred in "National and Local Government" from which teachers and transport workers were omitted.
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THE CALCULATION OF THE DEGREE OF UNIONIZATION.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Burkitt, B. |
Zeitschrift: | British Journal of Industrial Relations, Jg. 11 (1973-11-01), Heft 3, S. 449-458 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1973 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0007-1080 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-8543.1973.tb00879.x |
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