The Economics of Trade Union Organization and Administration

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ID3370304
AuthorsMonroe Berkowitz (corresponding author)
Year1954
Volume7
Issue4
Pages575-592
Publication date1954-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/001979395400700405
OpenAlexW1973264990
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Analysis of the union resembles the examination of the elephant by the blind men: it reveals a creature of diverse characteristics. The union may be regarded as, among other things, a political organization, a social fraternity, a beneficial society, a pressure group, or a bargaining agency. In this article, the union is appraised in yet another role--that of a business organization which must equate its expenditures with its income. Although the union does not function to make a profit, yet it cannot sustain for long an over-all financial loss on its operations and must operate within the rules of economic logic. Analysis of the financial problems faced by the union may explain, according to the author, such matters as the slow expansion of union membership, the concentration of strength in urban areas, and the increasing tendency of unions to seek members in diverse crafts and industries. (Author's abstract courtesy EBSCO.)

Administration (probate law) · Agency (philosophy) · Business · Collective bargaining · Courtesy · Economics · Fraternity · International economics · International trade · Labour economics · Law and economics · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Trade union · Labor Movements and Unions · Law

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