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The Limits of Convergence in the Enlarged Europe: Change in Labour Conditions in a Shipbuilder's Sites in Norway and Romania

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the 2000s, questions were open on whether the EU eastern enlargement would contribute to upwards or downwards convergence in labour standards, or even to divergence. Over two decades later, it is possible not only to attempt an answer, but also to identify the industrial relations processes that mediate economic integration between widely ...
Jon Erik Dølvik, Aurora Trif, Guglielmo Meardi, Ines Wagner   +3 more
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The Politicization Effect of the Environment Issue in Labour Claim-Making: The case of Italy

Italian Political Science
Drawing on the Italian case, this article demonstrates how labour organizations strategically leverage environ- mental issues to politicize their claims when necessary.
Massimiliano Andretta
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
wiley   +1 more source

“For the workers” – A tribute to Prof. Edward Webster

Journal of Political Sociology
As a distinguished research professor, Edward (Eddie) Webster made a huge contribution to the field of labour sociology in South Africa and globally.
Carmen Ludwig
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Gendering Digitalization: Technology Change in Feminized Supermarket Work

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digitalization is re‐shaping the way work is organized, yet processes of digitalization have largely been examined in male‐dominated workplace contexts like manufacturing and logistics, often with little reference to gender dynamics. This paper explores how workers experience digitalization in the context of a female‐dominated occupation, that
Laura Good, Rae Cooper, Meraiah Foley
wiley   +1 more source

The Long Shadow of ‘Populist Punitiveness’—Why Public Opinion May Not Preclude Increasing the Age of Criminal Responsibility in England and Wales

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides one of the first broad reviews of global research on public opinion regarding the age of criminal responsibility (ACR) alongside findings from a small‐scale exploratory survey of adults in England and Wales. Reviewed studies show strong support for raising the ACR across regions like Scotland, Australia, Hong Kong and ...
Harriet Pierpoint, Kathy Hampson
wiley   +1 more source

Getting to the CORE of the Chicago Teachers’ Union Transformation

Studies in Social Justice, 2014
This article draws on a comparative study of urban change and rank-and-file teacher rebellion in New York City and Chicago, to explore the contemporary dynamics of what Jamie Peck (2013) calls “austerity urbanism” and its relationship to a rebirth of a ...
Peter Brogan
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SocietàMutamentoPolitica: Rivista Italiana di Sociologia
Il concetto di “convergenza” rappresenta una prospettiva innovativa per analizzare le mobilitazioni collettive e i conflitti contemporanei. Questo articolo sviluppa una teorizzazione della convergenza come processo dinamico che integra attori, risorse e ...
Angelo Galiano
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The Role of Union Legitimacy and Identity in Shaping Strategic Choice

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how union legitimacy and identity shape union strategies. It highlights that while union identity is key to understanding strategic variation, legitimacy also plays a crucial role as unions must continuously earn and maintain it with various constituencies.
Geneviève Coderre‐LaPalme, Ruth Reaney   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Movement Unionism or Social Justice Unionism? Disentangling Theoretical Confusion within the Global Labor Movement

Class Race Corporate Power, 2014
After the election of John Sweeney as President of the AFL-CIO in October 1995, activists and supportive intellectuals in the United States began thinking about how to revitalize the almost moribund American labor movement. A key part of this literature has revolved around the concept of “social movement unionism.” This term touched a nerve, and has ...
openaire   +3 more sources