Damaged by Democracy: The National Union of Mineworkers and the 1984-85 Strike

D. Allsop; D. Wray

doi:10.1007/s10672-011-9173-3

Damaged by Democracy: The National Union of Mineworkers and the 1984-85 Strike

D. Allsop, D. Wray

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This paper explores the democratic tensions within the National Union of Mineworkers that split the union during the 1984-85 strike over mine closures. In seeking to understand the conflict over the failure to hold a national ballot to validate this yearlong strike, the paper explores the development of this federally structured trade union and examines previous conflicts in which the federated nature of the union created local, rather than national, solidarities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	147-161
Number of pages	15
Journal	Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-011-9173-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2011

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federalism
industrial conflict
solidarity
trade union democracy

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