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Trade Unions and Basic Income

In: The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income

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  • John Quiggin

    (University of Queensland)

  • Troy Henderson

    (University of Sydney)

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This chapter examines the relationship between trade unions and Basic Income. Organized labour’s orientation towards Basic Income can be characterized as a combination of indifference and outright hostility, punctuated by several interesting and important examples of support. We describe the key dimensions of this relationship, with reference to historical episodes and the contemporary resurgence of interest in Basic Income. We highlight the key reasons for the labour movement’s opposition to Basic Income before articulating the pro-labour case for adopting this reform. We conclude by sketching the main elements of a Basic Income scheme that trade unions could support, with reference to the specific example of a Liveable Income Guarantee.

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  • John Quiggin & Troy Henderson, 2023. "Trade Unions and Basic Income," Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee, in: Malcolm Torry (ed.), The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 565-580, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:etbchp:978-3-031-41001-7_28
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41001-7_28
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    1. Luca Michele Cigna, 2022. "Looking for a North Star? Ideological justifications and trade unions’ preferences for a universal basic income," European Journal of Industrial Relations, , vol. 28(2), pages 129-146, June.
    2. Aerts, Elise & Marx, Ive & Verbist, Gerlinde, 2023. "Not That Basic: How Level, Design and Context Matter for the Redistributive Outcomes of Universal Basic Income," IZA Discussion Papers 15952, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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