Many commentators expected the Russian trade unions to collapse along with the system of which they were an integral part, but the trade unions survived the storms of the Yeltsin era by adopting a strategy of 'social partnership'. This book, based on case-study and survey resear…
Based on case studies and survey research in eight Russian regions, provides an account of the development of trade unionism in Russia since the collapse of the soviet system. Reviews the political role, structure and functions of the trade unions, the development of social part…
Workers in a lean world: unions in the international economy
by Moody, Kim
fromHaymarket series
In this study of world labour relations, Moody surveys both sides of the picket lines. His assessment takes a look at multinational managements' strategies to downsize, introduce flexible production & compel workers to work for less.
This book looks at recent changes in management approach and current employer-worker relations.
During the Industrial Revolution, class relations were defined largely through the struggle to control the terms of exchange in the market. Integrating aspects of economic and social history as well as industrial sociology, this book examines the sources of the perception of the…
