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Trade Union Mergers - UK and Germany Compared
出版Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society, 2003
ISBN19008344999781900834490
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WQADAgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Advocates of trade union restructuring by mergers argue that the economies of scale arising from them will assist in realising improvements in the quality of service and support available to members in post-merger unions. In particular, the unification of administrative systems, the rationalisation of research, legal and other support departments, and the consolidation of union assets, such as offices, are cited as releasing resources that might be deployed in improving services. Proponents of restructuring also argue that mergers strengthen the position of trade unions vis-à-vis employers and the state. Furthermore, supporters of mergers in Britain and Germany have argued that small unions have insufficient resources to sustain the level of services and support required by members in current industrial relations climates (Rappe, 1992; TUC, 1963). Some proponents of merger activity also expect the merger process to reduce inter-union competition. However, the extent of the economies of scale arising from mergers is far from clear-cut. Increased post-merger membership heterogeneity, for example, necessitates new forms of internal representation, which are often costly to maintain. In addition, levels of post-merger union employment are rarely the same as pre-merger levels, suggesting that cost-cutting is as likely an outcome of merger activity as improved services. This report examines the merits and limitations of these competing positions by reference to both pre-merger and post-merger levels of union employment and finance, and influence over employers and the state. -- Introduction.