The Future of Union Organising [electronic resource] : Building for Tomorrow /
International Labour Process ConferenceCorporate Author
International Labour Process Conference(2007 :Dublin, Ireland)
International Labour Process Conference
Gall, G.editor.
While 'union organising' has developed over time and in many different environments, it has become apparent that a number of key problems have developed. Evaluating its efficacy in terms of union strategies, tactics, styles and resources, this title outlines a number of strategies for improving these deficiences.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; 1 'Union Organising' - Past, Present and Future; 2 Union Organising in the US: New Tactics, Old Barriers; 3 Opening Pandora's Box: The Paradox of Institutionalised Organising; 4 Social Partnership and Union Revitalisation: The Irish Case; 5 Union Organising in the Netherlands - a Combination of Organising and Servicing Strategies; 6 Reinvention of Activism: A Chance for Union Renewal in New Market Economies? The Case of Poland; 7 The 'Servicing-Organising-Community Continuum': Where Are Australian Unions Today?
8 Labour Union Strategies in the European Union Steel Sector9 CleanStart - Fighting for a Fair Deal for Cleaners; 10 Organising Immigrants: State Policy and Union-Organising Tactics in the Republic of Ireland; 11 Union Organising with 'Old' and 'New' Industrial Relations Actors: Sex Workers in Australia and the United States; 12 Reconstructing Construction Unionism: Beyond Top-Down and Bottom-Up; 13 Contrasts and Contradictions in Union Organising: The Irish Mushroom Industry; 14 Union Renewal and Young People: Some Positive Indications from British Supermarkets; References; Index
Papers presented at a special stream at the 2007 International Labour Process Conference in Dublin.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
While 'union organising' has developed over time and in many different environments, it has become apparent that a number of key problems have developed. Evaluating its efficacy in terms of union strategies, tactics, styles and resources, this title outlines a number of strategies for improving these deficiences.
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