Exploring Trade Union Identities

Union Identity, Niche Identity and the Problem of Organizing the Unorganized

Bob Smale (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2020
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-0407-0 (ISBN)

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The world of work has changed and so have trade unions, with mergers, rebrandings and new unions being formed, but the question is, how fitted are the unions to organize the unorganized? This engaging new book by Bob Smale explores the complex identities projected by contemporary trade unions and asks critical question for the future.

The world of work has changed and so have trade unions with mergers, rebrandings and new unions being formed. The question is, how positioned are the unions to organize the unorganized?

With more than three quarters of UK workers unrepresented and the growth of precarious employment and the gig economy this topical new book by Bob Smale reports up-to-date research on union identities and what he terms ‘niche unionism’, while raising critical questions for the future.

Bob Smale retired from University of Brighton in 2018 after half a century of trade union membership and activism and more than thirty years of working in education. He is now concentrating on research and writing. His research interests include employee relations and pedagogy.

Introduction;

What is the problem?;

A new approach to understanding trade union identities and the role of niche;

The general unions;

The industrial and occupational unions;

The organisational unions;

The geographical unions;

The developing story of union identities and niche unionism;

The future of union identities and niche unionism.

Erscheinungsdatum	09.01.2020
Zusatzinfo	12 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	1-5292-0407-0 / 1529204070
ISBN-13	978-1-5292-0407-0 / 9781529204070
Zustand	Neuware