Description
This article discusses the role of trade unions in society and their ability to affect political policies to ensure accountability and fairness. It also discusses the nature and extent of internal representative democracy within trade unions.
Trade Unions and Democracy brings together a distinguished panel of leading and emerging scholars in the field and provides a critical assessment of the current role of trade unions in society. It explores their capacity to affect political policies to ensure greater accountability and fairness. It also explores the nature and extent of which internal representative democracy actually operates within trade unions themselves.