Transformations Of Trade Unionism

Author : Adrianus Knotter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9048544483

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Transformations of Trade Unionism by Adrianus Knotter Pdf

The historical experiences of workers organizing in Europe and the United States figure among the many forms of workers' resistance resulting from the variety of labour relations in the global past. They cannot and will not be uniformly duplicated or copied from their present form in the global transformations of labour and workers' movements that we are witnessing today. Nevertheless, in the twentieth century trade unionism as a form of collective agency among workers became a global phenomenon. With growing numbers of workers being exposed to wage labour and labour markets, the cases of workers organizing in the original heartlands of trade unionism in Europe and the United States can provide a historical background for future prospects and transformations. Based on comparisons of long-term developments and focusing on transnational connections, Transformations of Trade Unionism shows that historically there have been many varieties of trade unionism, emerging independently or transforming older ones, and that these varieties and transformations can be explained by specific and changing labour regimes. The case studies all start from Dutch examples, or incorporate a Dutch element, but the comparative and transnational approach connects these histories to general developments in Europe and United States from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

Author : Ad Knotter
Publisher : Work around the Globe: Historical Comparisons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : 9463724710

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Transformations of Trade Unionism by Ad Knotter Pdf

Based on comparisons of long-term developments and focusing on transnational connections, this book shows that historically there have been many varieties of trade unionism.

Author : Ronaldo Munck
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842770713

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Globalisation and Labour by Ronaldo Munck Pdf

Intellectual fashion currently focuses on us as consumers, but the world of production and services still needs us as workers. While globalisation has, in part, been driven over the past two decades by the transnational corporations' search for cheap labour in new regions of the South, scholarly research and the mass media have paid remarkably little attention to the consequent changes that are happening in the world of work. This book is the first to deal comprehensively and analytically with labour's response to globalisation. It provides a critical overview of the main challenges facing workers and trade unions worldwide. Its author argues that what may be described as the national period in labour history is decisively over. Now the labour movement is itself acting increasingly in a transnational manner. This holds out the hope of its playing a major role in the social regulation of a global economic system which is largely out of control. The author explains how globalisation is foisting flexibilisation and feminisation on working people, but in the process also making them conscious of their transnational links. The 'old' internationalism of the trade union movement is now showing signs of developing into a 'new' internationalism where workers develop a sense of common interest and new ways of organizing that transcend national boundaries. Drawing his evidence from what is happening to workers and trade unions in a wide range of countries in both the industrialized North and the developing South, Professor Ronaldo Munck suggests that we may be on the brink of a new version of what Karl Polanyi, many years ago, strikingly called 'the great transformation'. The implications for workers, trade unions and their transnational corporate employers could be profound.

Author : Jose Magone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351325660

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Iberian Trade Unionism by Jose Magone Pdf

One of the most neglected areas of the European integration process is the role that trade union confederations may play after the full establishment of the Economic and Monetary Union. The gradual establishment of the four freedoms enshrined in the Single European Act would require a transformation of the present strategies of trade union confederations toward more flexibility and towards the ability to take part in different levels of the European integration process. Iberian Trade Unionism highlights the emerging patterns of cooperation between national, subnational, and supranational actors and the impact on these different levels. Unlike most literature on the study of democratization and Europeanization, Iberian Trade Unionism aims to break the dominant focus on political parties and political institutions by raising awareness of the importance of interest groups such as trade union confederations in contributing to a strengthening of democratic governance. The central thesis is that both Portuguese and Spanish trade unions are becoming increasingly part of a transnational European strategy which shapes the internal organizations toward professionalism and democratization. Part 1, "Gontextualizing Iberian Trade Union Strategies," deals with the operations of both Portuguese and Spanish trade union confederations. Part 2, "The National Systems of Interest Intermediation and Trade Union Confederation Strategies," analyzes the transformation of the national systems of intermediation in the 1990s which were affected by a decline in steering power of Spanish and Portuguese political systems vis-a-vis global and European political and economic processes. Part 3, "Subnational and Transnational Policies of Iberian Trade Union Confederations," deals with policies and strategies. The last chapter treats the integration of Iberian trade union confederations in the institutions of the European Union as well as the ITUCs and is based on original research done in Madrid, Lisbon, and Brussels. This timely look at interest groups and lobbying in the European Union will appeal to scholars studying European integration and the role of interest groups in it, and to students of Spain, Portugal, or southern Europe.

Author : Stephen Crowley,David Ost
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0742509990

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Workers After Workers' States by Stephen Crowley,David Ost Pdf

Why, given political freedom coupled with adverse economic change, has labour been so quiescent since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe? Through the use of case studies, this text explores the extent of these weaknesses and the relationship between labour and politcs in these countries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2874524964

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Rough Waters by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mirko Herberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3962501053

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Trade Unions in Transition by Mirko Herberg Pdf

Author : Jim Arrowsmith,Valeria Pulignano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135010058

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The Transformation of Employment Relations in Europe by Jim Arrowsmith,Valeria Pulignano Pdf

Since the 1980s, the process of European economic integration, within a wider context of globalization, has accelerated employment change and placed a new premium on ‘flexible’ forms of work organization. The institutions of employment relations, specifically those concerning collective bargaining between employers and trade unions, have had to adapt accordingly. The Transformation of Employment Relations focuses not just on recent change, but charts the strategic choices that have influenced employment relations and examines these key developments in a comparative perspective. A historical and cross-national analysis of the most important and controversial ‘issues’ explores the motivation of the actors, the implementation of change, and its evolution in a diverse European context. The book highlights the policies and the role played by different institutional and social actors (employers, management, trade unions, professional associations and governments) and assesses the extent to which these policies and roles have had significant effects on outcomes. This comparative analysis of the transformation of work and employment regulation, within the context of a quarter-century timeframe, has not been undertaken in any other book. But this is no comparative handbook in which changes are largely described on a country-by-country basis, but instead, The Transformation of Employment Relations is rather focused thematically. As Europe copes with a serious economic crisis, understanding of the dynamics of work transformation has never been more important.

Author : Ray M. Tillman,Michael S. Cummings
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 155587813X

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The Transformation of U.S. Unions by Ray M. Tillman,Michael S. Cummings Pdf

Primarily investigates how important the 1995 change in the leadership of the AFL-CIO, the US federation of labor unions, may turn out to be for the course of the labor movement. The 14 essays advocate a socially conscious grassroots democracy as the crux of union reform and resurgence. Labor activists, scholars, and journalists consider such topics as rank-and-file organizers, reform in the Teamsters and United Auto Workers, Justice for Janitors, and cross border alliances. Paper edition (unseen), $22.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Giuseppe Casale,Tiziano Treu
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789403508948

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Transformations of Work: Challenges for the Institutions and Social Actors by Giuseppe Casale,Tiziano Treu Pdf

Market volatility and uncertainty have put welfare and social security policies back centre stage and point up the need for closer links with employment policy. The inability of existing income support systems to respond to the increasing fragmentation of people's working careers, the needs of people in difficulty, and the spread of various forms of poverty calls for well-coordinated and efficient responses. This volume highlights the best practices in the various regions of the world in the contexts of international and EU labour law, industrial relations, and social security. Authoritative reports by leading scholars of labour law and social security – originally presented at the twenty-second World Congress of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL) held in Turin in September 2018 – cover the following research themes in depth: – informal workers; – migrant workers; – global trade and labour; – organization, productivity, and well-being at work; – transnational collective agreements; – new forms of social security; and – the role of the State and industrial relations. In its insistence that, despite the radical changes in the world of work and business brought about by globalization and digital technologies, the decisions of institutions and public and private actors can lead to a more coherent system of international economic and social governance, this timely volume shows the way forward. Practitioners, policymakers, and scholars in the relevant fields will bene_ t immeasurably from its expert analyses and recommendations.

Author : Peter Ackers,Chris Smith,Paul Smith
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015037863902

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The New Workplace and Trade Unionism by Peter Ackers,Chris Smith,Paul Smith Pdf

The editors have gathered together contributions from leading academics who have systematically explored the nature of new industrial relations and new management philosophies and trade union responses.

Author : Sam Gindin
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1550284983

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The Canadian Auto Workers by Sam Gindin Pdf

Preface Introduction Part One: Waiting 1. Making Cars, Remaking People 2.Searching for a New Deal Part Two: The Union Arrives 3. The Breakthrough 4. Recognition 5. Delivering the Goods Part Three: Normal Isn't Normal Anymore 6. The Other Sixties 7. The Candy Man's Gone Part Four: Towards a New Unionism 8. Breaking Away 9. The More Things Change, The More They ... Change Again 10. Building Is Everything Suggested Readings

Author : Uta Dirksen,Mirko Herberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3962508805

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Trade Unions in Transformation 4.0 by Uta Dirksen,Mirko Herberg Pdf

Author : Timo Kauppinen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Collective bargaining
ISBN : CORNELL:31924066873310

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The Transformation of Finnish Labour Relations by Timo Kauppinen Pdf

Author : Jenny Jansson,Katrin Uba
Publisher : Springer
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030249144

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Trade Unions on YouTube by Jenny Jansson,Katrin Uba Pdf

This open access book investigates how trade unions representing different social classes use YouTube videos for renewal purposes. Information and communication technology has undoubtedly offered new opportunities for social movements, but while research suggests that these new means of communication can be used for trade union revitalization, few studies have examined what unions actually do on social media. By analysing more than 4500 videos that have been uploaded by Swedish trade unions, Jansson and Uba explore how unions use YouTube to address issues such as recruiting new members, improving internal democracy, promoting political campaigns and constructing (new) self-images. The results demonstrate that trade unions representing a range of social classes use different revitalization strategies via YouTube. This research will be of use to students and scholars researching European politics and political participation, trade unionism and labour movements in the digital age.