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1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Employment and work relations in context series
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Employment and work relations in context.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Unions in crisis, unions in renewal / Peter Fairbrother, Charlotte A.B. Yates -- The American labour movement and the resurgence in union organizing / Kate Bronfenbrenner -- You just can't do it automatically : the transition to social movement unionism in the United States / Kim Voss, Rachel Sherman -- Trade union innovation, adaptation and renewal in Australia : still searching for the holy membership grail / Gerard Griffin, Rai Small, Stuart Svensen -- A near death experience : one union fights for life / Belinda Probert, Peter Ewer -- From organizational breadth to depth : New Zealand's trade unions under the Employment Contracts Act / Pat Walsh, Aaron Crawford -- A story of crisis and change : the service and food workers union of Aotearoa / Sarah Oxenbridge -- The dilemmas of social partnership and union organization : questions for British trade unions / Peter Fairbrother, Paul Stewart -- Rhetoric and reality : the adoption of the organizing model in manufacturing, science and finance / Bob Carter -- Strategic dilemma : the state of union renewal in Canada / Pradeep Kumar, Gregor Murray -- The revival of industrial unions in Canada : the extension and adaptation of industrial union practices to the new economy / Charlotte A.B. Yates -- Social movement unionism : beyond the organizing model / Christopher Schenk -- Globalization, trade union organization and workers' rights / Huw Beynon. |
| Summary |
This comprehensive survey of continuity and change in trade unions looks at five primarily English-speaking countries: the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The authors consider the recent re-examination by trade union movements of the basis of union organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. One of the impetuses for this re-examination has been the recent history of unions in the USA. American models of renewal have inspired Australia, New Zealand and the UK, while Canada has undergone a cautious examination of the US model with an attempt. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Labor unions.
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Labor unions. |
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Labor unions -- United States.
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United States. |
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Labor unions -- Commonwealth countries.
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Commonwealth countries. |
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Comparative industrial relations.
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Comparative industrial relations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fairbrother, Peter.
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Yates, Charlotte A. B.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Trade unions in renewal 0826454364 (DLC) 2002071588 (OCoLC)49832871 |
| ISBN |
9781135842383 (electronic book) |
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1135842388 (electronic book) |
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0826454364 |
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9780826454362 |
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0826454372 |
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9780826454379 |
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