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Changing prospects for trade unionism :
comparisons between six countries Edited by Peter Fairbrother & Gerard Griffin Published by Continuum (2002) |
Book description
Trade union movements in many countries face uncertain futures. After
three decades of extensive economic restructuring at both national and
international levels, often accompanied by major legislative reforms,
the way forward for unions is unclear. Throughout the 1980s and into the
1990s, in most developed economies, union membership declined massively
and union leaders and their members lost their former prominence and
their place in the polity. Taken together this amounts to a massive
reversal of union fortunes and raises questions about the role, and
indeed the future of unions. Will trade unions be able to re-establish
their past salience in both the bargaining arena and in the polity? Or,
given the uncertainties of internationalized economies and states, will
the first decade of this new century see further declines in union
strength and power? This book examines these and related questions by
exploring the background, current roles and prospects of trade unions in
six English-speaking countries.
About the Author
Gerard Griffin is Director of the National Key Centre in Industrial Relations at Monash University.
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