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The state of workplace union reps organisation in Britain today [PDF]
, 2010 This article provides a brief evaluation of the state of workplace union reps’ organization in Britain as we approach the second decade of the 2000s.
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Sustainable HRM in the Public Sector: A Question of Viability or Legitimacy?
Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent research has underlined the growing importance of sustainability in HRM policy and practice, taking into account long‐term multi‐stakeholder goals. However, few studies have specified the drivers and outcomes of sustainable HRM practices, nor the contradictions that arise when managers attempt to satisfy the demands of both internal and
Mathew Johnson +3 more
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, 1991 [Excerpt] The four books under review here argue against the statistics by telling story upon story of the activities that clearly have the potential for reversing labor\u27s demise.
Metzgar, Jack
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The Troubles and Beyond: The impact of a museum exhibit on a post‐conflict society
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract In divided societies, can museums contribute to healing and recovery? While efforts to memorialize past violence typically aim to promote tolerance and reconciliation, remembering could exacerbate divisions in recovering societies where the past is deeply contested. We examine a transitional justice museum exhibit in Northern Ireland.
Laia Balcells, Elsa Voytas
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The Sex of Class: Women Transforming American Labor [PDF]
, 2007 [Excerpt] This book too is about class. It details the rise of class inequalities in the United States, and it offer portraits of the new labor movements that are arising in response. But is also about the sex of class.
Cobble (Editor), Dorothy Sue
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The Failure of Organizing, the New Unity Partnership and the Future of the Labor Movement [PDF]
, 2004 [Excerpt] The New Unity Partnership (NUP) has stirred up a firestorm of controversy in union circles. Its inception can be traced to the July 4th holiday in 2003 when five national union presidents gathered for a candid private discussion about the ...
Hurd, Richard W
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
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Looking for collective protection for digital workers: organization, representation, bargaining
Labour & Law Issues, 2018 The essay analyzes the different ways of organizing the digital workers' union. The digital economy has accelerated the process of fragmentation of work and has weakened traditional forms of collective representation.
Michele Forlivesi
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Digital Transformation of Retail Work: The Rise of Chaotic Rationalisation
British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine how new digital technologies are transforming labour processes in frontline jobs in United States (US) store‐based retail, examining the US as an extreme case of labour market liberalisation. Research on technological change presents three scenarios: job displacement, job enrichment and ‘digital Taylorism’ involving heightened ...
Chris Tilly, Françoise Carré
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Образование и наука, 2018 Introduction. In the modern world, volunteering is one of the most effective ways for successful social development and improvement of the quality of human life.
A. A. Kuznetsova, N. A. Solovyeva
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