Facing Up to Thatcherism C

ISBN-13: 9780199240753 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 472 str.

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Opis

This book provides detailed evidence of how the largest UK public sector union fought against the neo-liberal policies of the Thatcher governments. In particular it traces the union's opposition to privatization, and its responses to the introduction of market mechanisms in local government, education, and the National Health Service. The authors' research reveals a vibrant and democratic culture located in the best traditions of progressive trade unionism.

Recenzje

If you think this is just another self-congratulatory trade union history, wherein aged ex-activists celebrate their trade union careers, you are mistaken. This is a bit of a cracker ... This book is an appropriate testament to the roles played by oustanding trade unionists

O autorze

Roger Seifert read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford University before taking an M.Sc. in Economics and later a Ph.D. in Industrial Relations at the London School of Economics. He worked for Incomes Data Service before joining Keele University where he is now Professor of Industrial Relations. Mike Ironside read Mechanical Engineering at Aston University and then became a local government officer and a trade union activist. He took an MA in Industrial Relations and worked as a research officer for a trade union before joining Keele University as a lecturer in 1990.