The Paradox of Partisan Trade Unionism

The Australian Case

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6228382
AutoresD W Rawson (autor de correspondencia)
Año1974
Volumen4
Número4
Páginas399-418
Fecha de publicación1974-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBritish Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0007123400009649
OpenAlexW2051398594
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas11

Let me state at once the paradox referred to in the title. In nearly all capitalist countries, including Britain and Australia, most important trade unions are partisan in politics. That is, they openly, and as a matter of permanent policy, support a particular political party against its rivals. In a few countries, again including Britain and Australia, they actually become a part of such a party, through affiliation. If we look at the affairs and activities of the trade unions, there is little to suggest that this is an unpopular policy among their members

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