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Measuring Trade Union Democracy: The Case of the UK Civil and Public Services Association

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  • Huw Morris
  • Patricia Fosh

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The Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA) has experienced a substantial number of organizational changes over the last 25 years, both as a voluntary response to membership concerns and to comply with legislative demands. Have these changes made the CPSA more or less ‘democratic’? An answer to this question must acknowledge that individuals interpret ‘trade union democracy’ in different ways. This paper evaluates the changes in the CPSA’s organizational structure and internal decision‐making procedures according to the emphasis of four models of trade union democracy: liberal pluralism, grass‐roots activism, individual accountability and consumer trade unionism.

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  • Huw Morris & Patricia Fosh, 2000. "Measuring Trade Union Democracy: The Case of the UK Civil and Public Services Association," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 95-114, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:brjirl:v:38:y:2000:i:1:p:95-114
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00153
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    1. Peter Gahan, 2012. "“Voice Within Voice”: Members’ Voice Responses to Dissatisfaction with Their Union," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(1), pages 29-56, January.
    2. Sakhela Buhlungu & Mick Brookes & Geoffrey Wood, 2008. "Trade Unions and Democracy in South Africa: Union Organizational Challenges and Solidarities in a Time of Transformation," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 46(3), pages 439-468, September.
    3. Gill Kirton, 2015. "Progress Towards Gender Democracy in UK Unions 1987–2012," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 53(3), pages 484-507, September.
    4. Mark Dean & Robert Perrett, 2020. "Overcoming barriers to women's workplace leadership: insights from the interaction of formal and informal support mechanisms in trade unions," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(3), pages 169-184, May.
    5. Mélanie Dufour-Poirier & Mélanie Laroche, 2015. "Revitalising young workers' union participation: a comparative analysis of two organisations in Quebec (Canada)," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(5-6), pages 418-433, November.
    6. Matt Flynn & Richard Croucher, 2006. "Retired members in a British union," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 20(3), pages 593-603, September.

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