The Future of Union Organising: Building for Tomorrow

Contents......Page 8
List of Illustrations......Page 10
Notes on Contributors......Page 12
1 ‘Union Organising’ – Past, Present and Future......Page 18
2 Union Organising in the US: New Tactics, Old Barriers......Page 27
3 Opening Pandora’s Box: The Paradox of Institutionalised Organising......Page 45
4 Social Partnership and Union Revitalisation: The Irish Case......Page 62
5 Union Organising in the Netherlands – a Combination of Organising and Servicing Strategies......Page 79
6 Reinvention of Activism: A Chance for Union Renewal in New Market Economies? The Case of Poland......Page 96
7 The ‘Servicing–Organising–Community Continuum’: Where Are Australian Unions Today?......Page 114
8 Labour Union Strategies in the European Union Steel Sector......Page 131
9 CleanStart – Fighting for a Fair Deal for Cleaners......Page 148
10 Organising Immigrants: State Policy and Union-Organising Tactics in the Republic of Ireland......Page 167
11 Union Organising with ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Industrial Relations Actors: Sex Workers in Australia and the United States......Page 192
12 Reconstructing Construction Unionism: Beyond Top-Down and Bottom-Up......Page 204
13 Contrasts and Contradictions in Union Organising: The Irish Mushroom Industry......Page 222
14 Union Renewal and Young People: Some Positive Indications from British Supermarkets......Page 240
References......Page 256
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Y......Page 278