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Montre que l'automne 2010 a vu croître un des plus impressionnants mouvements sociaux depuis Mai 68 en France. Analyse ce mouvement et tente "à chaud" de le resituer dans une perspective longue, celles des luttes sociales et des mouvements de contestation du néolibéralisme, de l…
Contains 14 papers which discuss industrial labour and its management. Examines the influence of caste and social class in recruitment and the position of women industrial workers.
Case study of the lancashire handloom textile workers during a period of major technological change affecting the cotton textile industry in the UK - covers working conditions, standard of living, trade union and strike action, public opinion, social reform, etc., and includes s…
This work tells the story of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' groundbreaking victory, drawing important lessons from this dramatic tale. Since the 1900s, large scale agricultural enterprises relied on migrant labor, a cheap, unorganized, and powerless workforce. In 1965…
Presents an overview of industrial politics, the evolution of New Labour, and an anatomy of contemporary trade unionism. Discusses relations between the Labour Party and the unions, and the response of trade unionists to political and economic change. Elaborates on legislation, …
Monograph on the collective bargaining theory in the UK from 1930 to 1975 - examines the justifications for trade unions as collective bargaining agents (incl. Strikes), concludes that real wage rates have been lowered, and suggests reform of labour legislation, a compact betwee…
History, working class, proletarianization, labour market segmentation, USA, since 1820 - industrial growth, capital formation, capital worker ratio, production relations, working conditions, labour movement, strikes, discrimination, trade unionism, labour policy. Bibliography, …
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.
An exploration of changes in the political identity and economic strategies of Peru's working class in the 1970s and 80s. It uses a case study of Metal Empresa, a large factory in Lima, to trace the rise and fall of the labour movement through the successes and frustrations of i…
Reviews the evolution of the Iranian trade unions from 1906 to 1963 in the political development context. Criticises the removal of trade union leaders from political life by the government autocracy. Affirms the relationship between political development and social and economic…
