Trade unions and the British electorate
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Trade unions and the British electorate
Dartmouth, c1992
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While there have been many studies of the political role played by trade unions in Britain, few have considered their electoral influence in detail. Paul Webb rectifies this and in particular, highlights the breakdown in the electoral linkages between the Labour Party and the unions that has occurred since the 1960s. Rival explanations for this are considered in the course of a rigorous, but accessible, analysis of the political attitudes and partisanship of trade unionists. After examining all the evidence the author dismisses the view that organisational links between Labour and the unions have been significantly eroded. He illustrates how the interplay of social change and volatile party-union relations accounts for the loss of support among manual trade unionists, while emphasising the potential that unions have for affecting the outcome of elections.
Table of Contents
- Trade unions and electoral mobilization
- party-union linkages since 1964 - the organizational dimension
- party-union linkages since 1964 - the political and social dimensions
- electoral change in modern Britain
- trade unionist voting behaviour since 1964 - partisan and class dealignment
- trade unionist voting behaviour since 1964 - sectoral effects and political attitudes
- trade unions and the electoral future of the Labour Party.
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