Trade Unions in Renewal
A Comparative Study
Business & Finance, Career Planning & Job Hunting, Labor, Industries & Professions, Industries
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781135842451 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781135842451 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This comprehensive survey of continuity and change in trade unions looks at five primarily English-speaking countries: the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The authors consider the recent re-examination by trade union movements of the basis of union organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. One of the impetuses for this re-examination has been the recent history of unions in the USA. American models of renewal have inspired Australia, New Zealand and the UK, while Canada has undergone a cautious examination of the US model with an attempt to develop a distinctive approach. This book aims to provide a thorough grounding for informed discussion and debate about the position and place of trade unions in modern economies.
This comprehensive survey of continuity and change in trade unions looks at five primarily English-speaking countries: the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The authors consider the recent re-examination by trade union movements of the basis of union organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. One of the impetuses for this re-examination has been the recent history of unions in the USA. American models of renewal have inspired Australia, New Zealand and the UK, while Canada has undergone a cautious examination of the US model with an attempt to develop a distinctive approach. This book aims to provide a thorough grounding for informed discussion and debate about the position and place of trade unions in modern economies.
