Union Organization and Activity

Featuring substantial and original research on union strategies, this book offers readers a detailed analysis of the opportunities and problems faced by unions, and will enrich policy debates with much needed evidence.

Informationen zum Autor John Kelly, Paul Willman Klappentext Presenting an overview of important topics and original researches, this book both analyzes and evaluates the nature of unionization to permit employers and workers to weigh up the costs and benefits of unionization. The books have profound implications for both the institutions, processes, and outcomes of public policy, pushing the boundaries of academic research on unions. Zusammenfassung Featuring substantial and original research on union strategies, this book offers readers a detailed analysis of the opportunities and problems faced by unions, and will enrich policy debates with much needed evidence. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Union Mobilization and Employer Counter-Mobilization in the Statutory Recognition Process 3. Union Organizing 4. Equity and Representation in the New Economy 5. Union Structure 6. Public Sector Unionism in a Restructured Public Sector: Challenges and prospects 7. Labour-Management Partnership in the UK Public Sector 8. The End of the Affair? The Decline in Employers' Propensity to Unionize 9. Beyond New Unionism 10. Conclusions. Bibliography

Autorentext

John Kelly, Paul Willman

Klappentext

Presenting an overview of important topics and original researches, this book both analyzes and evaluates the nature of unionization to permit employers and workers to weigh up the costs and benefits of unionization. The books have profound implications for both the institutions, processes, and outcomes of public policy, pushing the boundaries of academic research on unions.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Union Mobilization and Employer Counter-Mobilization in the Statutory Recognition Process 3. Union Organizing 4. Equity and Representation in the New Economy 5. Union Structure 6. Public Sector Unionism in a Restructured Public Sector: Challenges and prospects 7. Labour-Management Partnership in the UK Public Sector 8. The End of the Affair? The Decline in Employers' Propensity to Unionize 9. Beyond New Unionism 10. Conclusions. Bibliography