Contesting inequality and worker mobilisation : Australia 1851-1880 / Michael Quinlan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinlan, Michael, 1951- author.

Series:

Routledge studies in employment and work relations in context.

Routledge studies in employment and work relations in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions--Australia--History--19th century.

Labor unions.

Labor unions--Australia--History--18th century.

Equality--Australia--History--19th century.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Contesting Inequality and Worker Mobilisation: Australia 1851-1880 provides a new perspective on how and why workers organise, and what shapes that organisation. The author's 2018 Origins of Worker Mobilisation examined the beginning of worker organisation, arguing inequality at work, and regulatory subordination of labour, drove worker resistance, initially by informal organization that slowly transitioned to formal organisation. This new volume analyses worker mobilisation in the period 1851-1880, drawing data from a unique relational database recording every instance of organisation. It assesses not only the types of organization formed, but also the issues and objectives upon which mobilisation was founded. It examines the relationship between formal and informal organisation, including their respective influences in reshaping working conditions and the life-circumstances of working communities. It relates the examination of worker mobilisation to both historical and contemporary contexts and examines mobilisation by different categories of labour. The book identifies important effects of mobilisation on economic inequality, hours of work (including the eight-hour day and the beginnings of the weekend) and the development of democracy. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of social mobilisation, social and economic history, industrial relations, labour regulation, labour history, and employment relations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 The Collective Impulse, Mobilisation and Political Economy

2 Overview of Organisation, Methods and Patterns of Struggle

3 Transport and Maritime Activities

4 Worker Organisation in Agriculture and Rural Industry

5 Mining

6 Worker Organisation in Building and Construction

7 Metal/Engineering, Printing and Transport Equipment

8 Apparel, Footwear, Food/Beverages and Other Manufacturing

9 Retailing/Warehouses, Hospitality, Commercial and Personal Services

10 Workers in Government and Community Service

11 Wider Alliances, Peak Union Bodies and Political Organisation

12 Concluding Observations

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-301897-1

1-003-01897-1

1-000-16779-8

9781003018971

OCLC:

1175675579