Union Organizing

Description

After many years of indifferent decline, trade union membership is now being revitalised. Strategies known as union organizing are being used to recruit and re-energize unions around the globe. This book considers exactly how trade unions are working to do this and provides a much needed evaluation of these rebuilding strategies.By comparing historical and contemporary case-studies to assess the impact of various organizing campaigns, Union Organizing assesses the progress of unions across Europe and America. It raises key debates about the organizing culture and considers the impact of recent union recognition laws on employers and the government's Fairness at Work policy.A topical and indepth study into the experiences of trade unions across Europe and America, it is a comprehensive and thought provoking book which is essential reading for all those in the industrial relations field.

First Sentence

There are two points of departure for this volume.

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Other Editions

• Union Organizing: Campaining for trade union recognition (Routledge Studies in Employment Relations)HardcoverRoutledge2003-01-06
• Union OrganizingPaperbackRoutledge2003-01-06
• Union OrganizingTaylor & Francis Group2002-01-01
• Union OrganizingTaylor & Francis Group2003-01-01
• Union OrganizingTaylor & Francis Group2003-01-01
• Union OrganizingTaylor & Francis Group2003-01-01
• Union OrganizingElectronic resourceTaylor & Francis Inc2004-01-01