Perfect match or missing link? An analysis of the representativeness of trade union representatives in Belgium

Bram Wauters, Manu Mus, Steven Lannoo and Carl Devos

Industrial Relations Journal, 2014, vol. 45, issue 5, 424-442

Abstract: Insights from the representation literature were applied to industrial relations in order to study the representativeness of union officials. Based on a member-survey in a major Belgian trade union, we found that union representatives mirror quite well their followers in descriptive (except for gender) and substantive terms (issue congruence).

Date: 2014
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