Employee relations. Volume 32, Number 6, International trade union networks, European works' councils and international labour regimes / guest editor, Paul Stewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stewart, Paul, 1956-

Series:

Employee relations ; v. 32, no. 6.

Employee relations ; vol. 32, no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions--Europe.

Labor unions.

International labor activities--Europe.

International labor activities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Bingley, UK] : Emerald, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There are a number of places where sociologists of work and labour, together with labour movement activists, might search for alternatives to neo-liberal ideologies and practices. One obvious place to explore the scope and possibility for labour research might be where labour on an international terrain is attempting to match international capital and in this issue of the journal contributors consider this in light of the strategic orientation (and outcomes) of labour networks, sectoral organising, European Works Councils and workplace agenda in the context of management regimes. In addition

Contents:

cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; International trade union networks, European works' councils and international labour regimes; Dimensions of internationalism and the politics of the labour movement; Internationalising industrial disputes: the case of the Maritime Union of Australia; Trade unions and transnational regulation in Europe: developments and limitations; The European works council as a multidimensional contested terrain; Workers' experiences of skill, training and participation in lean and high performance workplaces in Britain and Italy

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-98724-0

9786612987243

0-85724-608-9

OCLC:

700706512