Any Prospect for Trade Union Revitalisation in Nigeria through Democratisation and Democratic Leadership?

Michael, Oyelere; Owoyemi, Oluwakemi

doi:10.5539/jpl.v4n1p27

JPL

2011

DOI: 10.5539/jpl.v4n1p27

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Any Prospect for Trade Union Revitalisation in Nigeria through Democratisation and Democratic Leadership?

Oyelere Michael¹,

Oluwakemi Owoyemi²

Abstract: This paper takes a careful look at the socio-politico and economic developments within Nigeria. It is argued that a combination of these factors have severe consequences on the fortune and clout of the trade union movement. However based on the suppositions and prediction that civil government was likely, in retrospect, to bring about a turning point in the fortune of trade unionism, the paper examines the extent to which these assumptions are correct. The paper concludes that despite the high hopes and expect… Show more

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Trade Unionism on Academic Performance and Development of Nigerian Universities: A Comparative Study

Garvey¹

2016

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Labour disputes have become regular occurrences in Nigeria and the right to trade unionism has been constantly abused. Such unionism abuses and disputes often results in low productivity, which in turn affects the demand and supply chain of the economy. The laws in the country are always not abided by, so rather than bargaining, unions embark on strike as first resort, thereby constantly disrupting industrial harmony and academic activities in Nigerian Universities. The objective of this study is to make a comparative assessment of both Nigerian Private and Governments owned Universities and determine whether there is any relationship between non trade unionism and industrial peace, academic performance and productivity in these institutions. The study is a descriptive research designed in line with empiricism case study, and secondary data were mainly applied and were analysed by content analysis. The findings of the study revealed that There is a significant relationship between non trade unionism and industrial peace, academic performances, productivity and development of Nigerian Private Universities unlike the Government owned Universities; and that unionism in Nigerian private universities don't disrupt students academic activities, which enhances student's performance. The study draws its conclusion on the fact that regulated or Non trade unionism will always result to industrial peace which is necessary for high academic performance and productivity in Nigerian Universities, and therefore recommends that even though the right of association is a fundamental one, private universities in Nigeria should continue to recognize staff associations but such associations should be regulated and should not be allowed to join the national unions to avoid incessant strike actions; also Labour management dispute committees should be established in all Nigerian universities to handle all union matters internally to further increase productivity.

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Trade Unionism on Academic Performance and Development of Nigerian Universities: A Comparative Study

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2016

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The underbelly of trade unionism in Africa: A comparative analysis of two national trade union federations.

Kappo-Abidemi¹,

Allen-Ile²,

Iwu³

2015

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Since the evolution of organised labour, workers the world-over have depended upon and trusted their trade union federations to defend and advance their social, political and economic interests. These and other worker-related issues have been the focus of successful trade unionism before the emergence of globalization, privatization, outsourcing, contracting and labour-related phenomena associated with diminishing power of organised labour. These factors have been used as indices to determine the growth and effectiveness of trade union federations globally. This article, however, examines ways by which selected trade union federations in Africa have been able to tackle factors militating against their effectiveness. The article draws on perspectives from two biggest federations in Africa- Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). These two countries are often referred to as ‘African powerhouses’. COSATU is by far, the largest of the three union federations in South Africa. The NLC on the other hand, is the only recognized trade union federation in Nigeria. The aim of this paper is to shed ‘new’ light on the performance of trade union federations in Africa by comparatively analysing how they are perceived by their general membership in relation to their effectiveness in securing or promoting governance and the resultant effect on their members and non-members alike are examined and compared with respect to their effectiveness in both countries. The paper is based on research that utilised quantitative and primary data collected through survey questionnaires administered to members of selected trade unions that are affiliated to these two trade union federations. Results emerging from empirical analyses indicate that COSATU and NLC activities go far beyond traditional workers representation

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Any Prospect for Trade Union Revitalisation in Nigeria through Democratisation and Democratic Leadership?

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Trade Unionism on Academic Performance and Development of Nigerian Universities: A Comparative Study

Trade Unionism on Academic Performance and Development of Nigerian Universities: A Comparative Study

The underbelly of trade unionism in Africa: A comparative analysis of two national trade union federations.

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