The effects of membership decline on party organisations in Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 707-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Kristin Kölln
Keyword(s):  
Membership Decline

Why Do People Join Unions in a Period of Membership Decline?

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Waddington ◽  
Colin Whitston
Keyword(s):  
Membership Decline

Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Nicholson ◽  
Andreas Pekarek ◽  
Peter Gahan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Occupational Identity ◽  
Wage Premiums ◽  
Regulatory Scrutiny ◽  
Membership Decline ◽  
Public Sector Bargaining ◽  
Union Governance ◽  
Level Of Agreement

In 2016, Australian unions faced a mix of new and enduring challenges. A re-elected Conservative federal government made life difficult for unions, maintaining its hard-line approach to public sector bargaining and passing new laws to intensify regulatory scrutiny of union governance and tactics. Unions continued to secure wage premiums through enterprise bargaining, but the longer-term decline in the level of agreement-making and the number of workers covered by enterprise agreements continued. Disputation rose, although less than half of all disputes were caused by enterprise bargaining. Concern over ongoing membership decline saw unions explore and experiment with organisational reforms and initiatives as new, ‘union-like’ actors entered the field. However, our analysis of longer-term membership developments across union types suggests the outlook is alarming for all but those unions focused on occupational identity.

Membership Decline Threatens Unity of Anthropology

1979 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-28
Author(s):  
Barbara Zukin Heiman
Keyword(s):  
Membership Decline

Union Membership Decline in New Zealand, 1990—2002

2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Charlwood ◽  
Peter Haynes
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Union Membership ◽  
Membership Decline

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Bob Smale
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Union Membership ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Younger Workers ◽  
Age Profile ◽  
Membership Decline ◽  
As If

The purpose of this book is to take a fresh look at trade unions by focusing upon their identities and exploring what in this work is termed ‘niche unionism’. While media and politicians frequently refer to the unions as if they were homogeneous, even the most rudimentary exploration of union names reveals that they project an extremely diverse range of identities. Although UK trade union membership decline has largely halted over recent years, unions seem to be making limited progress in recruiting beyond their traditional membership territories. While new and existing unions are making some inroads into the problem of organizing the unorganized, UK unions’ age profile shows a preponderance of older members, leaving the vast majority of younger workers unorganized (...

“New” union approaches to membership decline: Comment

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-350
Author(s):  
Don Bellante
Keyword(s):  
Membership Decline
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