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The Rise and Decline of the Democratic Organizational Culture in the South African Labor Movement, 1973 to 2000

University of Johannesburg, South Africa, sbuhlungu{at}uj.ac.za

From 1973 to 2000, the emerging black union movement in South Africa made efforts to construct a collectivist and democratic organizational culture. The development and decline of this culture correspond with three phases in the history of the black trade union movement. Political and economic changes in the past fifteen years have affected this culture, specifically the unions' political engagement and new pressures arising out of globalization. However, although it is true that union democracy in the South African labor movement is under stress, it is premature to conclude that this labor movement has become oligarchic.

Key Words: South Africa • black trade unions • union democracy • organizational modernization • COSATU • worker control

This version was published on March 1, 2009

Labor Studies Journal, Vol. 34, No. 1, 91-111 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X07308522


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