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Working Order: Workplace Industrial Relations over Two Decades

Workplace Industrial relations in Britain have been the focus of extensive Public Debate and academic analysis over the last twenty years. Yet there is no systematic up to date account of the subject. Working Order sets out to fill the gap. …

What's Wrong with The Unions?

Should money be automatically levied for the labour party from a union member unless he formally contracts out of it?

Should our exports be jeopardized because a couple of trade unions are pursuing a vendetta over demarcation or poaching? …

Labour, Life and Poverty

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

Essays in Irish Labour History: A Festschrift for Elizabeth and John W. Boyle

Essays in Irish Labour History is a tribute to the late Professor John W. Boyle, University of Guelph. Canada a leading practitioner of Irish Labour history, and his late wife Elizabeth. Boyle’s specialism was ninetieth-century labour history, with…

The Structure of Industry in Britain: A Study in Economic Change

Professor Allen’s Study of the changing composition and organization British in first appear in the early sixties and rapidly established itself with the students of Business and economics, and with general readers a reliable introduction to the…

The World of Labour: A Discussion of the Present & Future of Trade Unionism

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 Bibliography of British Industrial Relations

The bibliography contains references to literature on British industrial relations published in the years 1971 to 1979 inclusive. It includes books, periodical articles, theses, government publications, pamphlets and any other relevant publications.…

The second Countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture: The individual, the trade union and the state - Some contemporary issues

The Countess Markievics Memorial Lecture has been established by the Irish Association for Industrial Relations with the support of the Department of Labour. Countess Markievics was first Minister for Labour of the newly-independent Irish State. Th…

Social Stratification and Trade Unionism: A Critique

Analysis, based on a literature survey, of the impact of social stratification on patterns of trade unionization, particularly among nonmanual workers, in the UK and other western countries - covers the relationship between social class and trade…

Understanding Trade Unions: Yesterday & Today

Unions affect us all, no matter where we live and work. This book tells us all about them, their past and present About how they began, Their Turbulent years when joining one could cost you your life, their legendary leader like Jim Larkin and the…

Sex Worker Union Organising: An International Study

Sex Worker Union Organising is the first study of the emerging phenomenon of sex workers- prostitutes, exotic dancers such as lap dancers, porn models and actresses, and sex chatline workers – asserting that their economic activities are work and…

'Union Organising' And The Health of the Union Movement in Britain

Examines the origins of the concept of union organizing in Britain since the late 1990s, the trends that have pushed it forward, its strengths and weaknesses and its impact on the union movement.

European Industrial Relations: The Challenge of Flexibility

The Last decade has seen a remarkable change in the balance of power in Industrial relations throughout most European countries after the period of industrial militancy and Union strength during the 1970s. A widespread political shift to the right,…

The Changing System of Industrial Relations in Great Britain

A rewritten and completely updated version of The System of Industrial Relations in Great Britain, this book provides a thorough and comprehensive description of British Industrial relations. It examines shop steward organization, the complex…

Economic History of England: A Study in Social Development

A series of popular introductions to the study of economics, specially written by eminent university and other authorities for the use of commercial students and businessmen. Each volume covers the fundamental principles of the important branch of…