The Stratifying Trade Union [electronic resource] : The Case of Ethnic and Gender Inequality in Palestine, 1920-1948 /
Duke, Shaul A.author.
This book examines a basic assumption behind most of the critical, progressive thinking of our times: that trade unions are necessarily tools for solidarity and are integral to a more equal and just society. Shaul A. Duke assesses the trade union's potential to promote equality in ethnically and racially diverse societies by offering an in-depth look into how unions operate; how power flows between union levels; where inequality originates; and the role of union members in union dynamics. By analyzing the trade union's effects on working-class inequality in Palestine during 1920-1948, this book shifts the conventional emphasis on worker-employer relations to that of worker-worker relations. It offers a conceptualization of how strong union members directed union policy from below in order to eliminate competition, often by excluding marginalized groups. The comparison of the union experiences of Palestinian-Arabs, Jewish-Yemeni immigrants, and Jewish women offers a fresh look into the labor history of Palestine and its social stratification.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction .- 2. Mandatory Palestine's Political Economy and Trade Union Regime.- 3. Full Union Exclusion: The Case of Mandatory Palestine's Arabs Severe Partial Union Exclusion: The Case of Yemeni Jews in Mandatory Palestine -- 4. Moderate Partial Union Exclusion: The Case of Ashkenazi Women Workers in Mandatory Palestine -- 5. Standardization, Inclusion, and Tying Together the Union Uses Model -- 6. Conclusion.
This book examines a basic assumption behind most of the critical, progressive thinking of our times: that trade unions are necessarily tools for solidarity and are integral to a more equal and just society. Shaul A. Duke assesses the trade union's potential to promote equality in ethnically and racially diverse societies by offering an in-depth look into how unions operate; how power flows between union levels; where inequality originates; and the role of union members in union dynamics. By analyzing the trade union's effects on working-class inequality in Palestine during 1920-1948, this book shifts the conventional emphasis on worker-employer relations to that of worker-worker relations. It offers a conceptualization of how strong union members directed union policy from below in order to eliminate competition, often by excluding marginalized groups. The comparison of the union experiences of Palestinian-Arabs, Jewish-Yemeni immigrants, and Jewish women offers a fresh look into the labor history of Palestine and its social stratification.
Industrial sociology.
Ethnicity.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Sociology of Work.
Ethnicity Studies.