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This pioneering overview of Irish labour history serves both as an introduction for the general reader and a synopsis for the specialist. Its basic concern is to outline the course of labour history, to illustrate the different phases of its…

Cole saw the trade unions as being critical to progress, but to realise their role they needed to change, and the issue of trade union structure therefore became fundamental. He considered that the trade union structure was a central problem of the…

A Labour History of Waterford describes the factors surrounding the development of local labour organization from medieval guilds to illegal combinations, journeymen’s associations, craft-societies, and modern trade unions. It also emphasizes that…

A Question of Balance is a lucid and readable rendering of a complex and vexed issue, namely industrial relations. Bringing together articles written over a period of eight years, it offers an objective and unbiased commentary, unencumbered by the…

Part of a series which publishes theoretical, review and empirically based papers on group phenomena. Contributors to the series include not only sociologists but also scholars from other disciplines, such as psychology and organizational behaviour.…

This volume is about deviance in the workplace. It defines deviance as departures from laws or organizational rules by workers, managers, or an organization as an entity. It brings together contributions by scholars in the sociology of work and of…

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…

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,…

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

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…

Analysts are generally agreed: dramatic changes are unfolding in the character of work, managerial authority, and the employment relationship. However, there is little agreement as to precisely how such changes are reshaping people's working lives,…

Describes and analyzes the results of a study of the American labor movement comparing the working class to the black minority. Begins with the history of slavery and explores its long-term effects of work in mines, steel, stockyards, railroads, and…

Britain's trade unions are facing formidable problems as they respond to the challenge of rapid economic and industrial change. But they remain adaptable enough to survive and grow into the twenty-first century. This is the main conclusion of this…