Australia once had extremely high levels of trade union participation, yet since the 1970s the number of union members has been falling dramatically. This book gives the clearest picture yet of why people do or do not belong to unions and, in a sophisticated way, examines the re…
Examines the role of trade unions and trade union leaders played in the British State's management of industrial conflict during the years 1910-1921.
Using a theoretical framework, examines collective bargaining in interaction with (1) the exercise of public policy, (2) investment and growth, (3) international trade and specialization.
Argues that a century of union growth ended in the 1980s. Since then, declining union membership has undermined the labour movement's achievements throughout the advanced capitalist world. Uses information from 16 countries including the UK, US, Germany and France to chart the f…
"Finally, the book we've all been waiting for! With gripping tales of grassroots experiments in social justice unionism from the 1960s to the present, Vanessa Tait cracks wide open our concept of what a labor movement looks like, and shows how it can be part and parcel of moveme…
