The New Politics of British Trade Unionism: Union Power and the Thatcher Legacy

ISBN-13: 9780333493014 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 268 str.

David Marsh

Opis

The curbing of trade union power is often seen as one of the major achievements of Margaret Thatcher's premiership. David Marsh's book provides a broad-ranging introduction to British trade unionism in the 1990s and an assessment of the last decade's major changes in legislation, policing and attitudes. He concludes that while the political role of unions has been reduced, much less has changed at shopfloor level; moveover what has changed has owed more to economic recession than government action.

Spis treści

Introduction.- The Historical Background.- Union Power Before 1979.- The Origins, Development and Effect of the Conservative.- Government, 1979-90 Using the Legislation: An Employer's Onslaught?.- The Unions' Political Role: Relations with the Conservative Government, 1979-90.- Trade Unions and the Labour Party.- The Changing Economic Context Shopfloor.- Industrial Relations: The Private Sector Shopfloor.- Industrial Relations: The Public Sector.- Thatcherism and Industrial Relations.