Strikes around the world, 1968-2005 : case-studies of 15 countries / Sjaak van der Velden ... [et al.], (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Velden, Jacobus Hermanus Antonius van der, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strikes and lockouts--Case studies.

Strikes and lockouts.

Labor disputes--Case studies.

Labor disputes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Aksant, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Are strikes going out of fashion or are they an inevitable feature of working life? This is a longstanding debate. The much-proclaimed 'withering away of the strike' in the 1950's was quickly overturned by the 'resurgence of class conflict' in the late 1960's and 1970's. The period since then has been characterized as one of 'labor quiescence'. Commentators again predict the strike's demise, at least in the former heartlands of capitalism. Patterns of employment are constantly changing and strike activity reflects this. The secular decline of manufacturing in mature industrialized economies is of

Contents:

strikes around the world, 1968-2005; Contents; General glossary; Editors' foreword; Introduction; Strike statistics and the problems of international comparison; A racially divided class Strikes in South Africa, 1973-2004; A century of general strikes Strikes in Argentina; Public sector militancy, feminization,and employer aggression Trends in strikes, lockouts, and wildcats in Canada from 1960 to 2004; Strikes in a state corporatist system Mexico; Approaching extinction? The decline of strikes in the United States, 1960-2005; Militant unionism in Korea

Strikes and lockouts in the Antipodes Neo-liberal convergence in Australia and New Zealand From the seventies strike wave to the first cyber-strike in the twenty-first century Strike activity and labour unrest in Belgium; The persistence of labour unrest Strikes in Denmark, 1969-2005; Strikes in France Strong social eruptions and a weak tradition of collective bargaining; Industrial action in a low-strike country Strikes in Germany 1968-2005; Strikes behind the dykes Netherlands, 1965-2005

From blue-collar wildcats in the 1970's to public sector resistance at the turn of a new millennium Strikes in Sweden 1970-2005 From strike wave to strike drought The United Kingdom, 1968-2005; Comprehending divergence in strike activity Employers' offensives, government interventions and union responses; Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-003-70444-1

1-04-079220-0

1-283-25956-7

9786613259561

90-485-2112-2

9781003704447

OCLC:

751962297