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A Different Kind of Union: Balancing Co‐Management and Representation
Author(s) -
Rubinstein Saul A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/0019-8676.00205
Subject(s) - corporation , representation (politics) , corporate governance , balance (ability) , rand corporation , political science , business , public relations , management , economics , psychology , law , neuroscience , politics
Local unions engaging in co‐management and joint governance arrangements require new capacities and organizational forms to balance managerial responsibilities with representation of both the collective and individual interests of the membership. This article examines the evolution of the local union at General Motors' Saturn Corporation through the internal and external tensions created by the challenges faced in assuming these roles. A new model of local unionism, grounded in this experience and data, is outlined for further testing and research.