The handbook of labour unions / edited by Gregor Gall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gall, Gregor, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions.

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 464 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle Upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

Growing levels of income and wage inequality and the precaritization of many sections of the labour force have made labour unions as salient as ever. Although membership levels have decreased, they remain among the world's largest representative organizations and continue to play a significant role as vehicles for democracy, sustainable development and social justice.<br><br>This handbook assembles an array of experts to critically engage with the debates and discussions about the role and purpose of unions and the many means by which they seek to attain them. The book provides insights into how unions can meet the challenges of structural changes in the labour market, including technological progress, the green agenda and the digital platform economy, and how they can better represent the needs of their members, in particular migrant, domestic and informal workers.<br><br>The book is a valuable resource for industrial relations, labour economics, sociology of work, employment and labour law, history of trade unionism, working patterns and practices, workplace culture and workers' rights.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Dedication

Copyright information

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Introduction

Laborious labouring over labour unions

References

Part I – Components, characteristics and context

1 Union identity and appeal

Abstract

Analytical dimensions of union identity

Interests

Scale

Functioning

Power

Macro-, meso- and micro-forces

Macro-, external institutional forces

Meso-, internal organizational forces

Micro-, individual

Summary

Union identity appeal

A comprehensive analytical scheme

Challenges and ways forward

Conceptual

Analytical Generated by AI.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Dec 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.

ISBN:

9781788215534

1788215532

9781788215527

1788215524

OCLC:

1429649294