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How did British trade unions become the most politically influential in the western world? Have they exercised an arbitrary power? How effective have legal constraints been on their activities? Will the 1990s see the marginalization of the unions, or…

This book offers a new perspective on the relationship between trade unions and the state and on industrial conflict in the period of 1910-21. Using a range of primary sources, it explores the constraints placed by industrial conflict on both state…

What are the effects of Britain’s trade unions upon pay, productivity and jobs?

How has management attempted to increase flexibility at the workplace in the 1980s? Is this really a new phenomenon, and how should unions respond?

Is there a…

British Trade Unions once so influential, are now on the defensive. In the face of world economic recession and mass unemployment, their industrial power has been eroded, their membership has declined and industrial action has increasingly become…

What are trade unions for? Why do trade unions movements vary so? Trade unionism in its various national forms has been the subject of increasing scrutiny during the second half of the twentieth century. Ross Martin’s book is concerned with two…

During the 1980s, British trade unionism confronted its greatest challenge, and suffered its greatest reverses, since the inter-war period. After a decade of rapid growth, the unions experienced a steep decline in membership, and virtual…

Leaflet detailing trade union courses organised by the Catholic Workers' College for year 1964-1965.

Leaflet detailing trade union courses organised by the Catholic Workers' College for year 1963-1964.

A speech given by Liam Connellan, Director General of the Confederation of Irish Industry, at the Irish Management Institute 23rd National Conference held at the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, which took place from 24-26th April 1975.

A speech given by Liam Connellan, Director General of the Confederation of Irish Industry, at the National Tourism Conference, in the Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran.

Speech by Liam Connellan, Director General of the Confederation of Irish Industry, at Conference Dinner of the Irish Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management at the Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin

Speech by Liam Connellan, Director General of the Confederation of Irish Industry on "Technology and Enterprise Development" at National Council for Education Awards Conference, Town Hall, Tralee

This comprehensive study traces the development of the trade union theory from its nineteenth century foundation to the more advanced conceptual models of today. Michael Poole surveys the main tributaries of modern approaches - the moral and ethical,…