Self-representation and non-union employee representation: Implications for a union default
Economic and Industrial Democracy: An International Journal
Published online on February 16, 2026
Abstract
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Take-up of union membership depends upon the opportunity and propensity to join. The union default would automatically enrol workers as members but would subsequently allow them to opt out. It has been advocated as a policy to facilitate the opportunity ...
Take-up of union membership depends upon the opportunity and propensity to join. The union default would automatically enrol workers as members but would subsequently allow them to opt out. It has been advocated as a policy to facilitate the opportunity ...