Trade unions books

In almost 1,500 biographical entries, this comprehensive, authoritative reference work covers the European labor...  Read More >>

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An examination of the attitudes and policies of the Conservative party towards the trade unions from the mid 19th...  Read More >>

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A portrait of American unions during the past 30 years. It shows the interest disjuncture between the salaried,...  Read More >>

In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood labour unions were controlled by an alliance between the studio bosses and gangsterism....  Read More >>

Farm worker and labour organizer Cesar Chavez first burst into America's consciousness in 1965 and put the issue...  Read More >>

Tracing developments in British trade union structure over almost 100 years, this book shows how the underlying...  Read More >>

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Examines the struggle of the unions and communities to save jobs in plant-closing situations in the 1980s, and shows...  Read More >>

Discusses the undermining of American trade union unity and cohesion in the period from the 1960's to the 1990's....  Read More >>

This work provides a history of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Topics covered include: the union's...  Read More >>

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This book brings together the voices of contemporary labour leaders, activists, old timers, and academics to discuss...  Read More >>

David Walsh examines the historically insular unions in the airline industry, where the need for cooperation has...  Read More >>

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Despite the repressive military dictatorship in Brazil from 1964 to 1985, rural workers' trade unions flourished....  Read More >>