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The Purpose of Trade Union Values: An Analysis of the ACTU 1 Statement of Values

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This paper uses the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) statement of union values as its point of departure to explore the purpose and role of trade union values. Specifically, the paper questions whether the role of values is purely symbolic, serving as a guide to unions, or whether values have a broader role. Furthermore, the paper questions the scope of the ACTU statement, which is currently based on the public work of unions. In conducting this analysis, union values are compared to the broader human values; moreover, the scope of the document is assessed against the historic activity and behaviour of unions as represented in extant union theory. Subsequently, the paper uses the emerging role of union values to critique the ACTU statement, concluding that while this statement makes a valuable contribution to union practice and debate, it can be extended to encompass other, more private areas of union activity. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006

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  • Rosaria Burchielli, 2006. "The Purpose of Trade Union Values: An Analysis of the ACTU 1 Statement of Values," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 68(2), pages 133-142, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:68:y:2006:i:2:p:133-142
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9056-y
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