Trade unions books

Addresses many of the issues currently facing the U.S. labor movement.  Read More >>

A comprehensive study of current labour relations worldwide, this book surveys both sides of the picket lines, and...  Read More >>

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Surveys the relationships of workers and trade unions to the state in Egypt, bringing to light the often overlooked...  Read More >>

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The re-emergence of black trade unions in the 1970s was assisted by a shift of Western labour from imperialism...  Read More >>

This is a broad assessment of the institutional health of the 28 major national unions in the United States.  Read More >>

A comparative biography of four social reformers in the early 20th century.  Read More >>

The story of a 15-year fight to form a union of office and lab workers at Harvard University.  Read More >>

This new model of teacher unions is organized around issues of quality teaching and professional development, as...  Read More >>

To what extent do or should labor unions agitate for bread-and-butter issues, and to what extent can they act as...  Read More >>

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This biographical study analyzes the careers and thinking of a dozen union leaders of Irish descent who contributed...  Read More >>

This is a look at how the rise in standards throughout the US after World War II brought significant changes to...  Read More >>

Explains this transformation as the result of two intertwined processes: the modernization of agricultural production...  Read More >>

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This book, drawing upon a wealth of inaccessible archival sources, offers the first in-depth study of Chinese labor...  Read More >>

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This guide explores the numerous possibilities for vigorous trade union action on the issue of child labour, and...  Read More >>