Title: The politics of bargaining
First published: 1995
Description: Tracing developments in British trade union structure over almost one hundred years with specific reference to the merger process, the author shows how the underlying processes of change can be related to long-term business cycles. His book therefore provides a framework for understanding some of the options for structural change that may be adopted by trade unions in the future.

Establishing a structure within which the historical development of the merger process may be understood, the book identifies three central sets of relationships: the bargaining position of unions relative to employers and the state; the bargaining position of a union relative to competitor unions; and factional bargaining within unions.

Collectively, these are referred to as 'the politics of bargaining' and are used to explain changes in the rate and character of trade union structural development in the long term.
Subjects: History, Labor unions, Collective bargaining, Mergers, Syndicats, Fusion, Histoire, Négociations collectives, Vakverenigingen, Collectieve onderhandelingen, Confédérations (syndicats), Negociations collectives, Gewerkschaft, Organisationsstruktur, Geschichte 1892-1987, Labor unions, great britain, Labor unions, history, Collective bargaining, great britain, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Labor, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Labor & Industrial Relations
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century
LC classification: HD6490.C622 G749 1995