Abstract
It is now well documented that over the past forty years, participation in civic organizations has declined across-the-board. All factors indicate that society is more fragmented today than in the nineteenth century. In response, various political and legal theorists have called for a return to a republican—as opposed to our current liberal—conception of freedom. Under this view, associations, such as unions, hold a special and protected place because in associations individuals learn the habits essential to self-government. Yet. if society is so fragmented, then should we not base re- form upon that fragmentation? This Note argues that we cannot ignore our differences. For unions, this means giving up the idea of exclusive representation and allowing individuals to organize around their own agendas, whether economic or political.
Recommended Citation
Christopher G. Grant,
Unions in a Fragmented Society,
77
Chi.-Kent L. Rev.
849
(2002).
Available at:
https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview/vol77/iss2/9
