tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post113721819608196029..comments2023-09-19T19:45:50.854+12:00Comments on Spanblather: the union myths series - indexSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1137303524341445762006-01-15T18:38:00.000+13:002006-01-15T18:38:00.000+13:00here's a good union myth: "unions only encourage t...here's a good union myth: "unions only encourage their members to go on strike and don't add anything constructive to the employment relationship."<BR/><BR/>maybe <EM>I</EM> should tackle that one, seeing as I did an essay on the positive influence intermediaries such as unions can have on health and safety outcomes.Foggy in Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672853416820424778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1137281149935814452006-01-15T12:25:00.000+13:002006-01-15T12:25:00.000+13:00thanks Mellie - i'll add them to the list :-)thanks Mellie - i'll add them to the list :-)Spanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1137239797275404852006-01-15T00:56:00.000+13:002006-01-15T00:56:00.000+13:00AHA!Union and employer partnerships.Such as the PS...AHA!<BR/><BR/>Union and employer partnerships.<BR/><BR/>Such as the PSA's Quality Agreement or whatever it is... A tricky one again, which I'd like to answer but can't quite fit together on the same page. :)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018291045351322964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1137229868651377552006-01-14T22:11:00.000+13:002006-01-14T22:11:00.000+13:00Suggestions:- the conflict between collective acti...Suggestions:<BR/><BR/>- the conflict between collective action and democracy - (ie majority rules, not consensus/condorcet/preference voting). I should probably do that one myself since I took a paper on democratic theory! <BR/><BR/>- protection/marginalisation of minorities in a union<BR/><BR/>As a start at least! Those are some tricky ones I wonder about...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018291045351322964noreply@blogger.com