Evaluating the role of trade unions and civil society organisations in supporting graduate educated disabled workers

Laura William and Ian Cunningham
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Laura William: University of Greenwich, UK
Ian Cunningham: University of Strathclyde, UK

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2021, vol. 42, issue 3, 648-666

Abstract: This study explores the perceptions of disabled graduates regarding the effectiveness of employment-related advice and support provided by trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs). The article reveals distinct areas of expertise, with union impact largely based in the workplace, as disabled graduates indicate limited knowledge of collectivism or broader union national disability campaigns. CSOs engage with disabled graduates across a broader range of themes, including access to the labour market and disability-related policy, with some indirect influence on workplace issues, and meet all four of Bellemare’s criteria for an industrial relations actor. In the face of concerns about the effectiveness of these representative institutions, the study identifies some conditions that may favour coalitions to support disabled workers, drawing on unions’ and CSOs’ distinct and overlapping areas of expertise.

Keywords: Civil society organisations; disability; graduate employment; trade unions; vulnerable workers; workplace representation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X18799899

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