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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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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

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? …

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. …

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…

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…

The European Union Attempts to influence employee practices in member and associate member states. It does this through a host of measures of varying legal effect: Directives, recommendations, bench Marking and monitoring procedures. However, the EU…