The soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military service

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dc.contributor.authorHeinecken, Lynnette Peta Terrieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-10T08:57:16Z
dc.date.available2014-11-10T08:57:16Z
dc.date.issued1997en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 173-187.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA review of literature reveals, that three key issues underlie the debate on whether soldiers may have labour rights. The first suggests that it is socially unjust, or undemocratic, to deny soldiers the right to belong to a labour union to advance their interests as employees. The second, is that the constitutional rights of soldiers to belong to trade unions must yield to the unique nature of military service, given the need for discipline, obedience and cohesion. For the sake of national security, these rights must be curtailed. The third area of concern, is the effect of military unionisation upon the political control of the armed forces. This study sets out to analyse whether labour rights, such as the right to belong to a trade union for the purpose of collective bargaining, as well as the right to strike, can be extended to soldiers without undermining national security. The suggestion is made that the unique nature of the military profession, the ethical requirements of the profession, as well as the potential consequences of the abuse of the monopoly over the means of mass destruction, complicates the acceptance of a more pluralist approach to labour relations. The drift towards occupationalism, as well as the impact of certain societal trends on the military organisation, nevertheless compels the armed forces to adapt their unitarist approach to labour relations, and accept a more pluralist dispensation. The unique nature of military service complicates the acceptance of pluralist labour relations practices, and even where labour rights have been extended to soldiers, the activities of the unions or associations representing soldiers are curtailed. Against this background an assessment is made whether labour rights can be extended to soldiers in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHeinecken, L. P. T. (1997). <i>The soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military service</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9481en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHeinecken, Lynnette Peta Terrie. <i>"The soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military service."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9481en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHeinecken, L. 1997. The soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military service. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Heinecken, Lynnette Peta Terrie AB - A review of literature reveals, that three key issues underlie the debate on whether soldiers may have labour rights. The first suggests that it is socially unjust, or undemocratic, to deny soldiers the right to belong to a labour union to advance their interests as employees. The second, is that the constitutional rights of soldiers to belong to trade unions must yield to the unique nature of military service, given the need for discipline, obedience and cohesion. For the sake of national security, these rights must be curtailed. The third area of concern, is the effect of military unionisation upon the political control of the armed forces. This study sets out to analyse whether labour rights, such as the right to belong to a trade union for the purpose of collective bargaining, as well as the right to strike, can be extended to soldiers without undermining national security. The suggestion is made that the unique nature of the military profession, the ethical requirements of the profession, as well as the potential consequences of the abuse of the monopoly over the means of mass destruction, complicates the acceptance of a more pluralist approach to labour relations. The drift towards occupationalism, as well as the impact of certain societal trends on the military organisation, nevertheless compels the armed forces to adapt their unitarist approach to labour relations, and accept a more pluralist dispensation. The unique nature of military service complicates the acceptance of pluralist labour relations practices, and even where labour rights have been extended to soldiers, the activities of the unions or associations representing soldiers are curtailed. Against this background an assessment is made whether labour rights can be extended to soldiers in South Africa. DA - 1997 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1997 T1 - The soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military service TI - The soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military service UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9481 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHeinecken LPT. The soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military service. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1997 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9481en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSociologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe soldier as employee : the compatibility of labour rights with military serviceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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