Global and European trade union federations
Subtitle: a handbook and analysis of transnational trade union organizations and policies
By: Hans-Wolfgang Platzer and Torsten Müller ; in cooperation with Stefan Rüb, Thomas R. Oettgen and Matthias Helmer
Contributors: Müller, Torsten; Rüb, Stefan; Oettgen, Thomas R.; Helmer, Matthias
Series: Trade unions past, present and future -- 14; Trade unions past, present and future -- v. 14.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 915
ISBN-13: 9783034307444
Subjects: Industrial relations; Political aspects; Globalization; Labor unions; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Section a political, historical and research context: aims and approach of the research; title: Introduction; title: Research strategy and conceptual framework; title: Globalization and eu integration: the institutional and economic context and new trade union challenges; title: Lineages of transnational trade union organization and policy; title: Section b profiles and structural developments of transnational trade union federations; title: International metalworkers federation (IMF); title: International federation of chemical, energy, mine and general workers' unions (ICEM); title: International transport workers' federation (ITF); title: Building and wood workers? international (BWI); title: UNI global union descriptive profiles; title: Public services international (PSI); title: International textile, garment and leather workers federation (ITGLWF); title: International union of food, agricultural, hotel, restaurant, catering, tobacco and allied workers' associations (IUF) : organizational overviews; title: Education international (EI), international federation of journalists (IFJ), international arts and entertainment alliance (IAEA); title: European metalworkers' federation (EMF); title: European mine, chemical, and energy workers' federation (EMCEF); title: European transport workers' federation (ETF); title: European federation of building and woodworkers (EFBW); title: Union network international : Europa (UNI-Europa) descriptive profiles; title: European public services union (EPSU); title: European trade union federation of textiles, clothing and leather; title: European federation of food, agriculture and tourism trade unions (EFFAT); title: Organizational overviews; title: European trade union committee for education (ETUCE), European federation of journalists (EFJ), European arts and entertainment alliance (EAEA), European confederation of police (EUROCOP); title: The global and european trade union federations : comparative perspectives; title: On organization and strategy; title: New fields and instruments of trade union activity at global level; title: Organizational development and functional profiles of the global union federations : contours and trends; title: New areas and instruments of trade union policy in the European Union; title: Organizational development and functional profiles of the European industry federations : contours and trends.