Public Sector Collective Bargaining Substantially Diminishes Democracy.

Summers, Robert S.

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ERIC Number: EJ221488

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Publication Date: 1980

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Public Sector Collective Bargaining Substantially Diminishes Democracy.

Summers, Robert S.

Government Union Review, v1 n1 p5-22 Win 1980

Among other things, public sector bargaining divides public authority and redistributes a share of it to private entities--mainly unions--that are not elected by or accountable to the public. It also undermines the general conditions for healthy democratic governance of society. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Democracy, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Employees, Labor Legislation, Power Structure, Teachers, Unions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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