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Will Unionism Prosper in Cyberspace? The Promise of the Internet for Employee Organization
Author(s) -
Diamond W. J.,
Freeman R. B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8543.00247
Subject(s) - cyberspace , exploit , the internet , business , public relations , democracy , trade union , political science , international trade , law , world wide web , computer security , computer science , politics
The low cost of information, communication, and interaction on the web offers trade unions opportunities to improve services and attract members, and thus reinvent themselves for the twenty–first century. The authors argue that unions can use the web to: develop virtual minority unions at many non–union firms; improve services to members; enhance democracy in unions; aid in industrial disputes; and strengthen the international labour community. They conclude that, if unions fail to exploit the opportunities on the web to gain members, other organizations are likely to provide services to workers on the internet.