Philosophy Dictionary of ArgumentsHome
| |||
|
| |||
| Trade unions: Trade unions or workers unions are organizations formed by employees to collectively advocate for better wages, working conditions, and benefits. See also Work, Labour, Economy, Society, Politics._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
| Author | Concept | Summary/Quotes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mancur Olson on Trade Unions - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 482 Trade Unions/Olson: Why do some unions grow while others do not? Some unions grow for the status of a compulsory union to get their membership problem under control. This status is linked to the consequence that non-members are banned from working in areas covered by unions. However, not all unions succeed in this. Alternatively, other unions also provide positive selective incentives, e.g. various types of insurance for members. (1) I 483 Olson: "There is a contradiction between the very low level of trade union participation and the overwhelming support of workers for measures that force them to support a trade union" (2). Each group member wants all other group members to be unionized, and at the same time it is rational for individuals not to be members themselves or to stay away from trade union events. Because of the non-excludability (see Social Goods/Olson), the successes of the trade unions do not represent a reason or occasion for engagement for the individual. Brocker I 484 Classes/trade unions/Olson: Although the members of the respective classes have common interests, this does not mean that each individual would also be motivated to make their individual contribution. Free rider problem: if the individuals who form a class act rationally, there will be no class-oriented action". (3) This applies to workers who form trade unions to fight for wage increases. But it also applies to the class of workers as a whole, which has an interest in overcoming the division of society into classes. See Marxism/Olson. 1. Mancur Olson, The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, Cambridge, Mass. 1965. Dt.: Mancur Olson, Die Logik des kollektiven Handelns: Kollektivgüter und die Theorie der Gruppen, Tübingen 1998 (zuerst 1968)., S. 71. 2. Ibid. p. 85 3. Ibid. p. 104 Johannes Marx, „Mancur Olson, Die Logik des kollektiven Handelns“, in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
EconOlson I Mancur Olson The logic of collective action: Public goods and the theory of groups Cambridge 1965 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
||
> Counter arguments against Olson
> Counter arguments in relation to Trade Unions
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27