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Democracy from the inside: the British AUEW(ES) and the Australian AMWSU
Author(s) -
Bray Mark,
Davis Edward
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1982.tb00428.x
Subject(s) - democracy , ballot , political science , subject (documents) , political economy , public administration , law , sociology , politics , voting , library science , computer science
Democracy within trade unions has been the subject of considerable academic and practical discussion. This article compares the experience of two unions, one British and one Australian. It reveals that the focal point of discussion in both has been the extent of the relationship between the election of officials and union democracy and the relative merits of election by postal ballot and ballots at branch meetings.