The focus of the new trade union. Opinions of members and non-members regarding social differences and trade union priorities in the Netherlands

Marc Van Der Meer, Roos Van Os Van Den Abeelen and Jelle Visser

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2009, vol. 15, issue 3-4, 439-460

Abstract: Trade union legitimacy at national level is increasingly coming under pressure due to the new social challenges arising from the shifting of decision making from national to both international and decentralised levels. In this article we discuss representative opinion research on the social differences perceived by Dutch citizens and the priorities on which trade unions should focus. This allows us to relate the emerging criticisms of the unbalanced composition of Dutch trade union membership to issues of ‘positive’ coordination and policy-making legitimacy in light of internal trade union democracy and the representation of younger labour market cohorts.

Keywords: social differences; trade union priorities; union democracy; younger people; opinion research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/10242589090150031401

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