Demarcation_dispute

Demarcation dispute

Demarcation dispute

Dispute over which union members have the "right" to perform a task

A demarcation dispute may involve disagreement between trade unions, craft organisations or professional groups over which workers are to perform certain tasks or which trade union or organisations will represent a particular group of workers, especially in enterprises with multiple trade unionism or skilled trades.[1][2] This is particularly important in compulsory arbitration systems of industrial relations, as in Australia; where only one union may be the registered representative of a particular classification of worker.

Not to be confused with Demarcation problem.

References

  1. [1]
    Heery, Edmund; Noon, Mike (2008). "Demarcation dispute". A dictionary of human resource management (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-929876-1.
  2. [2]
    Eldridge, J. E. T. (1968). Industrial Disputes: Essays in the Sociology of Industrial Relations. Routledge (published 2013-08-21). pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-1-136-25234-1.


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