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Now in his 70s Harry Bridges has had a long, exciting career as an independent, incorruptible, often intransigent labor leader. As a young Australian immigrant, he was a seaman and longshoreman on the West Coast, helped to organize the longshoreman…

Based on a lecture to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Employment Rights given by Jim Mortimer. Opening address was given by John Hendy.

Affect and emotion have been recognized as important factors in understanding behavior in organizations, as evidenced by the increasing frequency of special journal issues, themed conferences, and books and articles devoted to the topic. The articles…

John Locke: Economist and Social Scientist is a comprehensive treatment of Locke’s economic thought and its relationship to his political and social philosophy, a subject that until now has been neglected by Locke scholars.

The first half of…

Essays regarding Jewish France. BNF (National Library of France), who provide access to the text to the public, disclaim that readers be aware that this work reflects a particular era and current of thought, and therefore contains many violent,…

Labor revitalization is among the first works to examine variations among the nations in the wide array of initiatives labor unions and labor movements are taking to strengthen themselves and recruit new members. Moving beyond previous research on…

Labour, life and poverty by F. Zweig ; with a preface by Lord Beveridge ; foreword by B. Seebohm Rowntree.

This book is intended as a brief incursion into the theoretical and practical implementation of trade unions' behavior and government action in the contemporary situation. It is more concerned with raising questions than with answering them but…

When Alexander Bowman was elected to Belfast corporation as labour member for Duncairn in 1897, the very idea that he would still be remembered a century later for his relentless championing of the working-class cause appeared unthinkable. Yet…

Principles of Political Economy considered with a view to their practical application by Thomas Robert Malthus is a foundational economics text. It serves as a historical critique of classical economic theories, famously arguing that investment in…

An economics and political economy textbook which discusses descriptive issues such as which nations had benefited more in a system of trade based on comparative advantages. This book also discusses normative issues as ideal systems of political…

Exploration in the roots of labour struggles and industrial evolution. The text includes key discussions as the role of women in industry, legal interventions in labour conditions, and the progressiveness of employment equality.

This volume brings together a selection of contributions from expert academics and leading figures of the union itself, wherein the achievements and failures of UNISON since its creation in 1993, and the challenges it will face in the future, are…

This is an annual research series devoted to the examination of occupational stress, health and well-being, with particular emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of occupational stress. The intent is to pull together the various streams of…