Originally published in 1952, The Government of British Trade Unions analyses the government, in theory and in practice, of one of Britain’s most important labour organizations – The Transport and General Works Union in the first half of the 20th Century.
Originally published in 1952, The Government of British Trade Unions analyses the government, in theory and in practice, of one of Britain’s most important labour organizations – The Transport and General Works Union in the first half of the 20th Century. It is an appraisal of the role of the rank and file within this union of over one million members, to determine both the opportunity for, and the extent of their participation in, this State within a State. Original sources and materials, which had not previously been made public in relation to any major British or American Trade Union, were used to ascertain member turnover, participation in elections, attendance at Branch meetings and the effect of the repeal of the Trade Disputes Act on Labour Party membership. The study is of great interest both for the light it throws on the general question of Trade Unions in the modern State, and for its analysis of the Transport and General Works Union itself.
1. Introduction
2. The Transport and General Workers Union Its Power
Position (1947-1948) in the Community in Which it Works
3. The Union in
Theory An Analysis of the Rules and Constitution of the T.G.W.U
4. An
Introduction to the Problem of Apathy
5. The Membership Turnover and Size and
Distribution in Branches of Different Sizes
6. The Arrears Position of the
Membership with Special Emphasis on the Size of Membership in Relation to
Total National Membership Eligible to Hold Office
7. Elections in Relation to
Member Participation
8. Membership Response to the Unions Educational Scheme
9. Membership Affiliation to the Labour Party Before and After the Repeal of
the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act of 1927, in Relation to Member
Participation
10. Member Participation at Branch Level The Problem, Sources
of Information and the Method of Inquiry
11. The Image of the Branch in
Theory
12. The Image of the Branch in Action An Introduction
13. The Size,
Turnover and Arrears Position of the I/AAA Branch Membership
14. First
Impressions and a Description of a Typical I/AAA Branch Meeting
15. Who
Controls the Branch? An Analysis of the Extent of Member Participation at
Branch Level
16. Who Controls the Branch (continued) The Permanent Paid
Official Union Civil Servant?
17. The Inactive Member Other Channels of
Participation and Communication
18. The Inactive Member (continued) The
Problem of Eliciting Active Participation
19. Conclusion.
Joseph Goldstein was Derald H. Ruttenberg Professorial Lecturer in Law at Yale University, USA.
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