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Combining Oral Histories and Participatory Mapping With Veteran Fishers to Identify Long‐Term Environmental Change in a Nationally Significant River

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The detection and monitoring of environmental change is vital for sustainable river management, but historical data are often limited. This study leveraged volunteered geographic information and local ecological knowledge from experienced recreational anglers to identify historical baselines and long‐term change in the Rakaia River, a ...
Shane Orchard, Oakley Campbell
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Is Picketing a Crime? [PDF]

Relations industrielles, 2005
This paper focuses on those offenses contained in the Criminal Code that are the most pertinent to picketing: watching and besetting, mischief, public disturbance, unlawful assembly and contempt of court. As well, the role of provincial trespass legislation in regulating picketing is examined.
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Quantifying the effect of striking with picketing on grocery store foot traffic

EPJ Data Science
Unionized workers often use striking and picketing to raise attention to their grievances, dissuade customers from patronizing a business, and pressure employers in negotiations.
Phillip Post
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VISIBILITY IN AUTHORITARIAN URBAN SPACE: The (De)politicizing City and Grassroots Mobilizations in Russia

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconsiders the relationship between visibility and politicization. Drawing on empirical evidence from urban mobilization campaigns across Russia, we counter the existing literature on theories of the post‐political and liminality by identifying four dimensions of visibility—publicity in urban space, objects of urban contestation,
Valeria Rumiantseva, Liubov Chernysheva
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The balancing act between the constitutional right to strike and the constitutional right to education

South African Journal of Education, 2014
While the South African Constitution enshrines both children's right to a basic education and teachers' right to strike, conflict between these two often occurs when the way in which teachers' unions conduct strike actions detracts from learners ...
H J (Jaco) Deacon
doaj  

Banks and the economy: Evidence from the Irish bank strike of 1966

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper studies the macroeconomic impact of the Irish bank strike of 1966, which led to the closure of the major commercial banks for 3 months. We collect a variety of new evidence, such as high‐frequency macro data, economic forecasts, micro data and narrative sources.
Emma Horgan, Seán Kenny, Jason Lennard
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Striking for a Just Transition? North American Auto Unions and the Electric Vehicle Transition

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decarbonization heightens risks for workers, but union strategies shape how these risks are managed and whether new jobs offer quality employment. This paper compares U.S. and Canadian auto unions during the 2023 Detroit Three bargaining, focusing on strategic capacities and internal politics to explain their divergent responses to the EV ...
Mathieu Dupuis, Ian Greer, Dongwoo Park
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Beyond the Sober State: The Work of Drunkenness in British Bureaucracy

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reports the drinking stories of British civil service clerical workers based at a large civil service office complex located in Newcastle upon Tyne between 1968 and 1993. It uses these stories to develop an account of state formation that takes seriously the place of joy, solidarity, contention, and exhaustion within public sector
Michael Vine
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職業工會適用我國罷工投票規範之研究──德國法制之啟示 The Study on the Application of the Regulation of Strike Ballot in Craft Unions and the Implication of German Labor Law

交大法學評論, 2019
我國職業工會自2011 年新勞動三法實施後，逐步朝向自主化與多元化的發展，並發展出不同於以往勞健保職業工會模式的工運路線，亦有進行罷工之事例出現，此均讓職業工會適用罷工規範的相關問題開始受到矚目。勞 資爭議處理法第54 條第一項規定：「工會非經會員以直接、無記名投票且經全體過半數同意，不得宣告罷工及設置糾察線。」此一規範限制工會於宣告罷工前，應先經過罷工投票且取得全體工會會員過半數同意。由於職業工會具有「跨廠場、跨企業」以及「結合相關職業技能之勞工」二大特點，職業工會應如何在罷工投票中適用「全體過半數」
邱羽凡 Yu-Fan Chiu
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The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between Christian actors, practices, and sacred sites in US protests and demonstrations, focusing on how political ideology shapes conflict outcomes. Using event‐level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the analysis explores 63,000 protest events from 2020 to 2024 ...
Joel Day
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