Organizing matters : two logics of trade union representation / Guy Mundlak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mundlak, Guy, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Ilera publication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions--Organizing.

Labor unions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages).

Other Title:

2 logics of trade union representation

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Organizing Matters demonstrates the interplay between two distinct logics of labour's collective action: on the one hand - workers coming together, usually at their place of work, entrusting the union to represent their interests, and on the other hand - social bargaining in which the trade union constructs labour's interests from the top-down The book investigates the tensions and potential complementarities between the two logics through the combination of a strong theoretical framework and an extensive qualitative case study of trade union organizing and recruitment in four countries - Austria, Germany, Israel and the Netherlands. These countries still utilize social-wide bargaining, but find it necessary to draw and develop strategies transposed from Anglo-American countries in response to continuously declining membership. Trade unionists and scholars will find a compelling story of organizing, narrated in the voice of organizers, trade union officials and local observers. This a source for reflection on the daily hardship and strategic goals of organizing. Theorists will be able to utilize the two logics for explaining ongoing challenges for trade unions' revitalization worldwide"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: introduction: a theory of two logics, a study of four countries

1. The two logics of labour's association

2. Hybrid industrial relations systems: between Ghent and sliced up bargaining units

3. Four hybrid industrial relations systems - converging challenges, divergent institutions

4. Declining membership and a rising legitimacy gap

5. Membership-based strategies - organizing and recruitment

6. Between two logics - strains of organizing when membership counts

7. Between two logics - bridging practices as a path towards revitalization

Postscript: the two logics and membership counts

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781839104039

1839104031

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.