The state of workplace union reps organisation in Britain today

Darlington, RR

Abstract

This article provides a brief evaluation of the state of workplace union reps’ organization in Britain as we approach the second decade of the 2000s. It documents the severe weakening of workplace union organization over the last 25 years, which is reflected in the declining number of reps, reduced bargaining power and the problem of bureaucratization. But it also provides evidence of the continuing resilience, and even combativity in certain areas of employment, of workplace union reps organization, and considers the future potential for a revival of fortunes.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Sep 22, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Capital and Class
• Print ISSN: 0309-8168
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-0980
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 201
• Pages: 126-135
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816809353502
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309816809353502