Statutory collective bargaining: a duty of fair representation?
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Date
1993
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Juta Law
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Introduction:An issue that has received little attention in our law is the nature of a union's duty vis-à-vis its membership in the course of collective bargaining and the consequences of breach of such duty. This is, in the first instance, a practical question of law and industrial relations which may determine the enforceability of disputed collective agreements. Over and above this it is a question of democracy. Trade unions are widely regarded as a means whereby individually powerless employees can gain a degree of control over their working lives and moreover, in today's political climate, over socio-economic policy and labour legislation. But such control can only be meaningful if the union itself is subject to democratic control by its members.
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, Statutory collective bargaining, Duty, Fair representation, Collective agreements
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Du Toit, D. (1993). Statutory collective bargaining: a duty of fair representation? Industrial Law Journal, 14: 1167-1173