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Social movement unionism? : an analysis of labour organisations strategies in the global political economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This thesis examines the extent to which the modern labour movement is utilising social movement unionism as a form of organisation in the modern political economy.
Dodd, John Alan
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Striking for a Just Transition? North American Auto Unions and the Electric Vehicle Transition

open access: yesIndustrial 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
wiley   +1 more source

Getting to the CORE of the Chicago Teachers’ Union Transformation

open access: yesStudies 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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From Gender Antagonism to Inclusive Solidarity? Trade Union Membership and Attitudes Toward Women's Employment

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why and to what extent do union members differ from non‐members in attitudes toward women's employment? This study argues that a masculinized conception of work has historically underpinned gender antagonism in trade unionism, and that the rise of right‐wing populism may have hindered recent progress toward gender equality among union members.
Jianxuan Lei
wiley   +1 more source

One Stone, Two Birds: A New Life for Industrial Relations and a Saved One for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the first 100 days of the Trump II Administration, DEI took a body blow. Moreover, in August 2026, former professor Jason Arday's unravelling (and now tragic death) has put conjecture about DEI at the epicentre of community discourse and emboldened critics.
Anthony M. Gould   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulating Uncharted Waters: The EU Platform Work Directive Between Uncertainty, Lobbyism and Politicisation

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In 2024, the EU adopted a much‐debated directive on improving working conditions in platform work, which aims to facilitate the correct classification of people performing platform work and regulates the use of algorithmic management. The initiative attracted intense lobbying from digital platforms and trade unions, whilst dividing the member ...
Sven Schreurs
wiley   +1 more source

The story of the "6% t-shirt": the hundred day struggle of the Federation of University Teachers' Association, Sri Lanka

open access: yesThe South Asianist, 2015
Much has been written, mainly in mainstream media, about the hundred day struggle launched in 2012 by the Federation of University Teachers' Association (FUTA) of Sri Lanka.
Dileepa Witharana
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New challenges in the context of changing conditions in unionism after 1980 : Service and social movement unionism

open access: yes, 2015
Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Ana Bilim Dalı1980 sonrası sendikacılıkta değişen koşullar bağlamında yeni arayışlar:Hizmet ve toplumsal hareket sendikacılığı Anahtar Kelimeler: Sendika, İşçi, Ekonomi, Küreselleşme.New
Yıldız, Gonca
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