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A Short History of the Labour Movement

The Crisis in British Society has many facets: devaluation, the hostility between the labour government and the trade unions, the radical student movement, the growth of racialism.

The Perspectives series is a new attempt to analyze these…

The Labour Court: Second Annual Report 1948

2nd made to the Government in Pursuance of Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946.

The Labour Court: First Annual Report 1947

1st made to the Government in Pursuance of Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946.

The Labour Court: Third Annual Report 1949

Third annual report made to the government in pursuance of section 23 of the industrial relations act, 1946.

The Labour Court: Twelfth Annual Report 1958

12th Annual report made to the government in pursuance of section 23 of the industrial relations act, 1946.

The Countess Markievicz memorial lecture series 1-10, 1976-85

The countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture has been established by the Irish Association for Industrial relations with the support of the Department of Labour. Countess Markievicz was the first Minister for Labour for the newly independent Irish State.…

Social Partnership at Work: Workplace Relations in Post-Unification Germany

The Collapse of Communism and the ensuing process of reforming in central eastern Europe have presented a unique laboratory for researchers interested in social change and institutional building. Eastern Germany provides a particularly interesting…

Fighting for Partnership: Labor and Politics in Unified Germany

West Germany from 1949 to 1990 was a story of virtually unparalleled political and economic success. This economic miracle incorporated a well-functioning political democracy, expanded to include a ‘social partnership’ system of economic…

Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Italy

This book covers the principles of Labour law and industrial relations in Italy in a broad sense. After a general introduction covering general features, historical background and definitions, the book goes on to discuss the sources of labour law and…

The History of the German Labour Movement: A Survey

Helga Grebing set against the background of the economic, social and political conditions in Germany from 1890 to the end of the Nazi era, this classic study traces the emergence and development of the German labour movement.

Union-Free: Creating A Committed and Productive Workforce

In this provocative new book, Paul Mooney argues that the union-free organization is fast becoming the preferred model for employee relations in Ireland.

He shows why this is happening against a backdrop of profound changes in workplace…

Off The Rails: The Story Of ILDA

The summer of 2000 was dominated by a three-month lock-out by Iarnrod Eireann, the national train service, of 118 of its drivers, over 40% of the driving grade. The employees involved were all the members of Irish locomotive drivers Assocation…

The Evolution of Industrial Relations Law and Practice

This text covers the evolving industrial relations law and its usage in Ireland. It comments on the origin of trade unions and the significance that has been had by the British system, as well as bridging the constitution and industrial relations in…

Japanese Industrial Relations: Japanese Economy and Labor Series

The series on Economy and Labor in Japan is intended to make accurate and reliable information on various labor issues in Japan available for people abroad. Cognizant of the fact that the number of people requiring such information has increased…

Colonialism, Nationalism, and the Institutionalization of Industrial Relations in the Third World

A comparative study of how the current industrial relations systems come to be and of changes in such systems in non-industrialized countries since the 1980s. After an introduction, six essays look at the defusion of the Molotov cocktail in South…