Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
SERBIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, sa.2, ss.247-257, 2007 (ESCI)
While the union movement has been transforming within the extent of the needs of the post-industrial society, Turkish union movement is fact to face with a representation crisis even without being an effective part of the industrial relations. As far as the historical background of Turkish union movement is concerned, it is possible to point out that the unionist conflict has not been experienced owing to nonexistence of the industrialization and democracy in pre-Republic era. With the multi-party system in 1946, the union movement commenced with legal arrangements, went through its organization and enlargement process between 1946 and 1960, and reorganization and gold age in 1960-1980. Nineteen eighty and afterwards is the third period of Turkish union movement and it covers noticeable distinctions within itself. Current union structure does not meet the expectations of the workers. Furthermore, it makes it formidable for them to adapt to existent conditions. This structure and external factors bring about the acceleration of the loss of members. However, it is a reality that Turkish union movement has been under the effect of the local factors rather than global ones.