Trade Unionism Since 1945

Author : Craig Phelan
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Endüstriyel ilişkiler
ISBN : 3039114107

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Overview This book offers the detailed historical background required for a holistic appreciation of current problems faced and the possibilities for revitalisation. In two volumes it provides introductory overviews of trade union development since the end of World War II in 26 countries from every corner of the globe. Each chapter explains the main contours of trade union growth and development in one country from the pivotal year 1945 to the present. Each chapter assesses the often dynamic expansion of trade unionism in the 1950s and 1960s; the role of trade unionism in the movements for national liberation in the Global South and the erection of social welfare systems in the developed North; the economic shocks that resulted in membership decline and loss of political influence from the late 1970s onward; the economic restructuring and growing labour market diversity of the 1980s and 1990s that undercut the traditional bases of trade union membership; and the historical roots of the contemporary political and economic context in which revitalisation efforts are taking place.

Author : Craig Phelan
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3039119508

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Trade Unionism Since 1945 by Craig Phelan Pdf

This book offers the detailed historical background required for a holistic appreciation of current problems faced and the possibilities for revitalisation. In two volumes it provides introductory overviews of trade union development since the end of World War II in 26 countries from every corner of the globe. Each chapter explains the main contours of trade union growth and development in one country from the pivotal year 1945 to the present. Each chapter assesses the often dynamic expansion of trade unionism in the 1950s and 1960s; the role of trade unionism in the movements for national liberation in the Global South and the erection of social welfare systems in the developed North; the economic shocks that resulted in membership decline and loss of political influence from the late 1970s onward; the economic restructuring and growing labour market diversity of the 1980s and 1990s that undercut the traditional bases of trade union membership; and the historical roots of the contemporary political and economic context in which revitalisation efforts are taking place.

Author : J. Visser,Bernard Ebbinghaus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349655113

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Trade Unions in Western Europe since 1945 by J. Visser,Bernard Ebbinghaus Pdf

The Societies of Europe is an 8-title series of historical data handbooks and accompanying CD-ROM sets, on the development of Europe from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. The series is a product of the Mannheim Centre for Social research, a body dedicated to comparative research on Europe and one of the leading social research institutes in the world. It is a collection of datasets giving a clear and systematic study of long term developments in European society. The data is presented statistically and is clearly comparative. The Societies of Europe is the most comprehensive data series available on Western European social issues. Each book is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing data sets not included in the text enabling users to manipulate the data as wanted. Information is available in different programmes (Excel, SPSS and SAS) and in data structures for analysis, viewing and building time series. This comparative data handbook offers an empirical base to a long-term and comparative understanding of changes and variations in European union movements. It provides information on the context and history of union development, the changes in the structure of post-war unionism until today, the long-term trends in union membership and union density, and the shifts in the cross-sectional composition of union membership. This book and CD-ROM are the result of many years of research by the authors in collaboration with an international research team, and provides an original source for comparative and national studies or individual enquiries. The country and comparative tables offer cross-checked and often newly-calculated statistics on national union organizations and their membership series. The CD-ROM includes selected tables from the handbook and provides additional databases with organizational data and membership series of major national and European union organizations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Endüstriyel ilişkiler
ISBN : 3039119508

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Trade Unionism Since 1945 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alan Campbell,Nina Fishman,John McIlroy
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025196952

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British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics: The post-war compromise, 1945-64 by Alan Campbell,Nina Fishman,John McIlroy Pdf

The first of two volumes focusing on the politics of British trade unionism since World War II, considering not only the movement's relations with the state but also factionalism, the dynamics of industrial struggle, and the allegiances of union activists. Historians, scholars of politics and industrial relations, and others present 11 studies, many from a September 1997 conference in Warwick augmented with commissioned essays, include overviews, a survey, and case studies. The second volume is subtitled The High Tide of Trade Unionism, 1940-1979. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Martin Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1110852876

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Trade unions and the Labour Party since 1945 by Martin Harrison Pdf

Author : Irving Richter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138327379

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Political Purpose in Trade Unions by Irving Richter Pdf

First published in 1973. In this study of trade union political activity in the period since 1945, the author demolishes much of the original rhetoric and inherited wisdom to provide an alternative insight on the entire subject of unions in politics. For his study the author has chosen to examine, in detail, the political interests and activities of a representative group of British unions, while an extended chapter makes a comparative assessment of the American experience. This title will be of interest to scholars and students of history and politics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : OCLC:43671554

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Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Dorey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317172062

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British Conservatism and Trade Unionism, 1945–1964 by Peter Dorey Pdf

For most of the twentieth century, the Conservative Party engaged in an ongoing struggle to curb the power of the trade unions, culminating in the radical legislation of the Thatcher governments. Yet, as this book shows, for a brief period between the end of the Second World War and the election of Harold Wilson's Labour government in 1964, the Conservative Party adopted a remarkably constructive and conciliatory approach to the trade unions, dubbed 'voluntarism'. During this time the party leadership made strenuous efforts to avoid, as far as was politically possible, confrontation with, or legislation against, the trade unions, even when this incurred the wrath of some Conservative backbenchers and the Party's mass membership. In explaining why the Conservative leadership sought to avoid conflict with the trade unions, this study considers the economic circumstances of the period in question, the political environment, electoral considerations, the perspective adopted by the Conservative leadership in comprehending industrial relations and explaining conflict in the workplace, and the personalities of both the Conservative leadership and the key figures in the trade unions. Making extensive use of primary and archival sources it explains why the 1945-64 period was unique in the Conservative Party's approach to Britain's trade unions. By 1964, though, even hitherto Conservative defenders of voluntarism were acknowledging that some form of official inquiry into the conduct and operation of trade British unionism, as a prelude to legislation, was necessary, thereby signifying that the heyday of 'voluntarism' and cordial relations between senior Conservatives and the trade unions was coming to an end.

Author : Chris Wrigley
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015040041272

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British Trade Unions, 1945-1995 by Chris Wrigley Pdf

In setting trade union history in a broad context, Professor Wrigley offers a fresh and succinct reassessment. He draws on a wide range of primary sources, providing material from unfamiliar sources, as well as from key documents such as the Donovan Report. Among other things, this material highlights the changing attitudes within the Conservative Party towards the trade unions.

Author : Joanne Barkan
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UGA:32108012553833

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Visions of Emancipation by Joanne Barkan Pdf

Social history of trade unionism from 1945 in Italy - examines postwar economic reconstruction, economic recovery and its collapse; discusses strikes and collective bargaining, social conflict and labour movement reunification; analyses union strategies for social reform, effect of terrorism, role of working class women and union participation of woman workers. Bibliography.

Author : Martin Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:493628533

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Trade Unions and the Labour Party Since 1945 by Martin Harrison Pdf

Author : Nina Fishman,John McIlroy,Alan Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Industrial relations
ISBN : 0850366011

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The Post-war Compromise by Nina Fishman,John McIlroy,Alan Campbell Pdf

This multifaceted collection of essays, written from several disciplines, focuses on trade unionism in Britain in the 1950s. Scene-setting essays provide broad perspectives on trade union organizing and the general postwar industrial environment. Case studies consider specialized topics such as union relations with the Labour Party, international movement politics, productivity during the period, major strikes, and key groups of workers.

Author : John Mcllroy,Nina Fishman,Alan Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1138607959

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British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics by John Mcllroy,Nina Fishman,Alan Campbell Pdf

First published in 1999, this volume describes the political climate and state of trade unions after the second world war in Britain. Detailing the transition of individuals who had survived in the war or had taken part in the war effort to going back a civilian life in 1945. Following the rise of the Labour party in Britain until 1964.

Author : Denis MacShane
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Cold War
ISBN : UCSC:32106010283866

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International Labour and the Origins of the Cold War by Denis MacShane Pdf

This is the first major study of the role of industrial unions in the launch of the Cold War in the 1940s. Using unpublished archival material from Europe and America, Denis MacShane challenges existing interpretations of international labour's role in the Cold War, arguing that European traditions and political differences were more important than American interventions in determining labour's attitudes to international problems after 1945. Existing interpretations which focus on national confederations such as the TUC in Britain or the AFL in America treat the question of labour and the Cold War as a political and diplomatic quarrel. Dr. MacShane revises the view that the TUC shaped post-war trade union structures in West Germany, or that any TUC blueprint existed for German industrial trade unionism after 1945. In particular he examines trade unions in the engineering, steel, car, and metal industries who were at the peak of their power, size, and influence in 1945. Their productionist philosophy, which was powerfully tapped by the Marshall Plan, is examined to show why Leninist and Stalinist forms of trade union organization were rejected after 1945. This book blends archival research, contemporary accounts, and interviews from Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and Switzerland to present a fascinating narrative of labour internationalism in the first half of the twentieth century, as well as a challenging thesis which will alter existing historical perceptions of the role of labour in the politically-charged years between 1945 and 1948 when the Cold War got under way.