Unions in the 21st Century: An International Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781403935052 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 296 str.

Anil Verma; Thomas Kochan; Anil Verma

Opis

Unions have been among the most salient symbols of pluralism in modern democratic nations. Yet now their influence is waning. What are the reasons for this decline? What, if anything, can unions do to stop the downward trend? And should we care if unions decline? This book contains papers drawn from a variety of countries, which consider the future of unions as a labor and social movement. The focus is truly international and the contributors are all distinguished scholars.

Recenzje

'Discussing unions on a global level, this collection of papers written by well established researchers trying to provide an insight into why union density and influence in some parts of the world is declining...This book is a practical assessment, not just an observation, of the role and future role of unions throughout the world.' - Labour Research

' this book showcases the strengths as well as some of the weaknesses of contemporary industrial relations scholarship on union renewal.' - Journal of Industrial Relations

Spis treści

Unions in the 21st Century: Prospects for Renewal; A.Verma & T.Kochan The Future of Trade Unions; R.Hyman Extended Networks: A Vision for the Next Generation Unions; T.Kochan , R.Locke , P.Osterman & M.Piore Prospects for Union Growth in the US in the Early 21st Century; B.Kaufman Employment Relations in New Zealand: The Role of the State vis-a-vis the Labour Movement; P.Walsh , R.Harbridge & D.Wilkinson Crafting a Statutory Union Recognition Procedure that Works for the UK; S.Wood & S.Moore Conservative Legislation and Trade Union Change; G.Lockwood Union-Based Pension Funds and Social Investment: A New Role for Unions in the Economy; I.Carmichael Workers' Knowledge: An Untapped Resource in the Labour Movement; D.Livingstone & R.Roth Unions and Procedural Justice: An Alternative to the 'Common Rule'; D.Marsden Changing Patterns of Unionization: The North American Experience, 1984-1998; C.Riddell & C.Riddell Trade Union Survival and Women Workers in Australia; G.Strachan & J.Burgess The ICFTU and and Trade Unions in the Developing Countries: Solidarity or Dependence?; R.Gumbrell-McCormick Partnership and the Politics of Trade Union Policy Formation in the UK: The Case of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union; M.Martinez-Lucio & M.Stuart Partnership: A Serious Strategy for UK Trade Unions? M.Terry Negating or Affirming the Organizing Model? The Case of the Congress of South African Trade Unions; G.Wood From Playstations to Workstations: Young Workers and the Experience-Good Model of Union Membership; R.Gomez , M.Gunderson & N.Meltz Non-Governmental Organizations and Trade Unions: The Case of India; C.S.V.Ratnam & A.Verma

O autorze

JOHN BURGESS Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Newcastle, Australia ISLA CARMICHAEL Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada RAFAEL GOMEZ Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK REBECCA GUMBRELL-MCCORMICK School of Management and Organizational Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK MORLEY GUNDERSON Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Chair in Youth Employment, University of Toronto, Canada RAYMOND HARBRIDGE Professor of Management and Head of the School, Graduate School of Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia RICHARD HYMAN Professor, Industrial Relations Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK BRUCE KAUFMAN Professor of Economics, School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, USA DAVID LIVINGSTONE Centre for the Study of Education and Work, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and University of Toronto, Canada RICHARD LOCKE Professor of Entrepreneurship and Political Science, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA GRAEME LOCKWOOD Lecturer, Management Centre, Kings College, University of London, UK DAVID MARSDEN Professor of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK MIGUEL MARTINEZ-LUCIO Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Bradford School of Management, UK NOAH MELTZ Formerly Director, Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto, Canada SIAN MOORE Senior Research Fellow, Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, UK PAUL OSTERMAN Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Sloan School of Management, MIT, USA MICHAEL PIORE Professor, Sloan School of Management, MIT, USA CHRIS RIDDELL Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada CRAIG RIDDELL Professor, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, Canada RUEBEN ROTH Senior Research Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada GLENDA STRACHAN Associate Professor, School of Management, Newcastle University, Australia MARK STUART Senior Lecturer, Industrial and Labour Studies Division, Leeds Business School, UK MICHAEL TERRY Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Warwick Business School, UK C.S.V. RATNAM Professor, International Management Institute, New Delhi, India PAT WALSH Professor, Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand DAVID WILKINSON Deputy Head of School and Programme Director, Graduate School of Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia GEOFFREY WOOD Director, Human Resource Management Research Group, Coventry Business School, Coventry University, UK STEPHEN WOOD Research Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK