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The Rise of Irish Trade Unions which covers the story of Irish Trade Unionism, north and south, to the present day. To his meticulously researched study, first published in 1972, Andrew Boyd has added a chapter bringing the history of Irish Unions up…

What are the key features of Unionized Labour Markets? This important book analyses the nature of contracts between unions and management, and evaluates the result for wages, employment, and productivity. It synthesizes the major strands of research…

United We Stand is a highly original and fundamentally important history of how working people in Britain, from the eighteenth century to the present, have sought to improve their position in an often-harsh world.

Throughout the modern era trade…

This book is addressed to several audiences. It offers those interested in in the sociology of work, industry, of industrial relations, of exchange theory, and of organization generally an analysis of how industrialization, division of labour , and…

Industrial Relations in Ireland is a foundational text covering the legal and practical framework of Irish employment relations. Published by SKC Publications, it covers trade unions, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution mechanisms under the…

The book in this series seek to provide a sound background in the fundamental theory, principles, and practice of some important aspects of commercial life in Ireland. They have been principally designed for business studies courses in school and…

Wealth of Nations is a text covering economics theory and the foundations of modern economics. It explores market dynamics, the division of labour, and the core concepts of economic thought. This 1850 edition includes contributions by John Ramsey…

How do we understand ‘social partnership’? How does partnership vary across Europe and beyond? What are the implications of partnership for union renewal? This book addresses these questions by Exploring the relationship between union renewal and…

When Alexander Bowman was elected to Belfast corporation as labour member for Duncairn in 1897, the very idea that he would still be remembered a century later for his relentless championing of the working-class cause appeared unthinkable. Yet…

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…

This book was published to document the making of NC Iris, a public sculpture gifted by the National College of Ireland to the local community and the city of Dublin.ISBN: 094803744X; 9780948037443The book is available at Norma Smurfit Library,…

Address by Liam Connellan, Director General of the Confederation of Irish Industry at European Society Seminar, University of Limerick

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.

Report on Special Committee on Industrial Relations

A post-war US collection of essays and discussions organised around topics related to labour and management relations. The material is from both classic and contemporary US and European sources.