Unions in the 21st Century
Subtitle: An International Perspective
Contributors: Anil Verma (Editor); Thomas Kochan (Editor)
Edition: Unions in the Twenty-first Century edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: August 26, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781403935052
Subjects: Trade unions; 21st century; Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; Business/Economics; Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions; Business & Economics / Labor; Labor; International division of labo; International division of labor; International labor activities; Labor unions
Description: "Unions are in decline or stagnation in most parts of the world. Although they have been synonymous with industrialization for more than a hundred years, some observers feel that unions are outmoded institutions whose role has been pre-empted in the 21st century by labour laws, better human resource management and an increasingly educated and mobile workforce. The essays in this book acknowledge these trends but suggest that it may be premature to conclude that the need for collective voice in the workplace and in society has waned completely. On the contrary, empirical evidence points to a persistent need for fairness and voice in the workplace. Unions can build on the foundation by taking advantage of information technology, new national and global networks, and by reaching out to segments of the workforce that have not been targeted adequately by the labour movement in the past."--BOOK JACKET.