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, 2021 In 2012, when the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) took to the streets for their first strike in decades, some scholars hailed their practice as an example for unions across the country to follow in order to combat the threat of privatization and defunding ...
Micklo, Maggie
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The communicative power of trade unionism: labour law, political opportunity structure and social movement strategy [PDF]
, 2020 This article argues that more emphasis should be paid to the communicative power of trade unionism because it may constitute a starting point or a privileged standpoint which a trade union may use to counter its weakness regarding its other sources of ...
Ioannou, G., Ioannou, Gregoris
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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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British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Polycrisis—understood as intersecting crises that amplify each other rather than unfolding separately—poses profound challenges for employment relations theory and practice. The employment relationship is simultaneously a site where the effects of crises are most acutely experienced and a central mechanism through which profit is generated ...
Tony Dobbins +4 more
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Social movement unionism and reflections on Turkey
, 2016 Küreselleşme ve neoliberalizmin yarattığı sonuçlar toplumsal hayatın her alanında olduğu gibi sendikaları da derinden etkilemiştir. Sendikaların küreselleşme karşısında giderek güç kaybetmeye başlamaları olumsuz bir tablo ortaya çıkarsa da işçi ...
Gezer, Gonca
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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
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Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) 1949-81 : a study of a national labour centre [PDF]
This is a study about the trade union movement in colonial and early post-colonial Malaysia. This is done by examining the role and development of the country's national labour centre, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), and in particular ...
Bahari, Azizan
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The Politicization Effect of the Environment Issue in Labour Claim-Making: The case of Italy
Italian Political ScienceDrawing 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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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
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“For the workers” – A tribute to Prof. Edward Webster
Journal of Political SociologyAs 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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