Unitarism and employer resistance to trade unionism
Active employer resistance to trade union recognition is often explained through the rubric of the unitary ideology. Yet, little attention has been devoted to an examination of unitarism as an explanatory construct for active employer hostility. This paper contributes to current knowledge
and understanding on contemporary ideological opposition to unions, by placing unitarism under analytical scrutiny. Using empirical data from the Republic of Ireland, the paper applies a conceptual framework to a sample of non-union employers who actively resisted unionisation. The paper concludes
by examining the ideological commitments uncovered and relevant implications.
Keywords: employer resistance to unions; ideology; unitarism
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Queen's University Management School, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK 2: School of Business and Economics, NUI Galway, Ireland
Publication date: 11 October 2014
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