Trade Union Democracy

Abstract

“The Trade Union Act is a major advance for the cause of union democracy” said the Secretary of State for Employment. Indeed it is, and no one can question the validity of this statement. It must be pointed out at the outset however, that, in advancing the cause of union democracy, the Trade Union Act, 1984 which is the third stage of the government's industrial legislation, has a twofold effect upon trade unions. First, it interferes indirectly with the internal affairs of the union. Second, it provides the means by which the trade union movement as a whole could be both strengthened and weakened. Both these will become apparent as the various sections of the Act are discussed.

Citation

Carby‐Hall, J.R. (1984), "Trade Union Democracy", Managerial Law, Vol. 26 No. 6, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022415