The future of union organising : building for tomorrow

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    • Gall, Gregor

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The future of union organising : building for tomorrow

edited by Gregor Gall

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-258) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

While 'union organising' has developed over time and in many different environments, it has become apparent that a number of key problems have developed. Evaluating its efficacy in terms of union strategies, tactics, styles and resources, this title outlines a number of strategies for improving these deficiences.

Table of Contents

  • Union Organising' - Past, Present and Future
  • G.Gall Union Organising in the US: New Tactics, Old Barriers
  • K.Moody Opening Pandora's Box: The Paradox of Institutionalised Organising
  • S.Cohen Social Partnership and Union Revitalisation: The Irish Case
  • K.Allen Union Organising in the Netherlands: A Combination of Organising and Servicing Strategies
  • M.van Klaveren & W.Sprenger Reinvention of Activism: A Chance for Union Renewal in New Market Economies? The Case of Poland
  • A.Mrozowicki , V.Pulignano & G.van Hootegem The 'Servicing Organising Community Continuum': Where are Australian Unions Today?
  • M.Jerrard , S.Cockfield & D.Buttigieg Labour Union Strategies in the European Union Steel Sector
  • D.Stroud & P.Fairbrother CleanStart: Fighting for a Fair Deal for Cleaners
  • M.Crosby Organising Immigrants: State Policy and Union Organising Tactics in the Republic of Ireland
  • M.Gonzalez-Perez , T.Dundon & T.McDonough Union Organising with 'Old' and 'New' Industrial Relations Actors: Sex Workers in Australia and the United States
  • G.Gall Reconstructing Construction Unionism: Beyond Top-down and Bottom-up
  • D.Belman & A.Smith Contrasts and Contradictions in Union Organising: The Irish Mushroom Industry
  • F.Arqueros-Fernandez Union Renewal and Young People: Some Positive Indications from British Supermarkets
  • I.Byford

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