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Author: Howard Gospel ,
Stephen Wood
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.317kg
ISBN: 9780415287289
ISBN 10: 0415287286
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 24 April 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is a 'must read' realistic book on the future of trade unions with essays by some of the best labour academics. It charts the huge challenges and asks hard questions. The authors do not dodge the options for recovery. Union successes in organising young workers and women; and the role of unions in promoting lifelong learning and more family friendly working.<br>JOHN MONKS, TUC GENERAL SECRETARY. <br> The articles in this volume shed light on the reasons for declining union membership in Britain. More importantly, they suggest key elements needed for a strategy of renewal. U.S. readers will find all this of keen interest given the commonalities between our two labor movements.<br>Paula Voos, Rutgers University, USA. <br> For those interested in the transformation of employment relations, the UK offers a wonderful case study. The recent juxtaposition of union legislation based on US lines and EU consultation rights makes it especially fascinating for continental Europeans. This thorough analysis of trade unionism is just what they would need.<br>Prof. Dr. Ulrich Juergens, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin. <br> Set against a history of declining trade union membership and radical changes in British industrial relations, the authors advance new and authoritative insights into the services that trade unions provide for young workers, women and men and the obstacles that they must confront if they are to succeed in restoring their role as lead representative voices in Britain's workplaces'.<br>Professor Peter Nolan, Director of ESRC Future of Work Programme, University of Leeds. <br>
Author Information
Howard Gospel is Professor of Management at King's College, London, Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE and Fellow at Said Business School, University of Oxford. Stephen Wood is Research Professor and Deputy Director of the Instituteof Work Psychology at the University of Sheffield and Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. He is also co-director for the ESRC Centre for Organization and Innovation and Chief Editor of the British Journal of Industrial Relations.
