Examines the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) as a social movement, discussing the new black working-class radicalism of the time and labor union's efforts to confront discrimination.
Focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), to form a union in Chicago (HQ of the Pullman Company), this work charts the quest of African Americans for civil rights in the inter-war period. New ground was broken by backing up demands with collecti…
"This book presents a theoretical framework for unions which offers a unified treatment of the centralization of bargaining, the credibility of labour contracts, the unionization of labour markets and the relative bargaining power of the union. It assesses the microfoundations o…
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.
Focuses on the period from 1980 to 1990.
This book will expand our understanding of feminism and unionism by including the gender conscious perspectives of working women.
This book will expand our understanding of feminism and unionism by including the gender conscious perspectives of working women.
There has been a growing recognition amongst scholars that labour historians need to look beyond national borders in order to place the history of the working classes into a much broader context than has hitherto been the case. Whilst studies focused on individual countries are …