Title: Trade union merger strategies : purpose, process, and performance /
Authors: Undy, R.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Labor unions Mergers Great Britain.; Labor unions Great Britain History
Abstract: As Trades Union membership has declined, merger and amalgamation have been prominent features in strategies of revitalization. Yet, there is very little systematic, empirical research into their effects on unions or the wider union movement. This study fills this gap with an analysis of British union mergers since 1978.
Contents: Part I: Introduction and Context. 1: Nature & Purpose of the Study -- 2: Union Strategies in Context -- Part II: Transfers. 3: Transfer Strategies -- 4: Transfer Negotiations -- 5: Transfers: Post-merger Performance -- Part III: Amalgamations. 6: Amalgamation Strategies -- 7: Amalgamation Negotiations -- 8: Amalgamations: Post Merger Performance -- Part IV: Conclusions. 9: Mergers: Good or Bad for Unions