Persepsies t.o.v. die sosio-politieke rol van vakbonde, stakings en vakbonddemokrasie

• Main Author: U. Ferndale
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AOSIS 1990-06-01
• Series: SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
• Subjects: Vakbonde; Stakings; Vakbonddemokrasie; Sosio-politieke rol
• Online Access: https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/512

Perceptions regarding the socio-political role of labour unions, strikes and trade union democracy. The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of trade union members and the general public with regard to the socio-political role of the emergent trade unions!. A further aim was to determine whether or not respondents regarded those unions as democratic organisations. The findings of this investigation indicate that the respondents viewed strikes and the socio- political role of trade unions positively. The trade unions mentioned were further regarded as democratic organisations. Opsomming Die doel van hierdie ondersoek was om die persepsies van vakbondlede en die breer publiek t.o.v. die sosio-politieke rol van sogenaamde "emergent" vakbonde1 te peil. Daar is ook gepoog om vas te stel of die "emergent" vakbonde as demokratiese organisasies beskou word, al dan nie. Die bevindinge van hierdie ondersoek was dat die respondente 'n posihewe siening van stakings en die sosio-politieke rol van vakbonde het. Verder word die genoemde vakbonde ook as demokratiese organisasies beskou.