Organizing matters : : two logics of trade union representation / / Guy Mundlak.
"Organizing Matters demonstrates the interplay between two distinct logics of labour's collective action: on the one hand - workers coming together, usually at their place of work, entrusting the union to represent their interests, and on the other hand - social bargaining in which the tra...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2020. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ilera publication series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 pages). |
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| Other title: | 2 logics of trade union representation |
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| Summary: | "Organizing Matters demonstrates the interplay between two distinct logics of labour's collective action: on the one hand - workers coming together, usually at their place of work, entrusting the union to represent their interests, and on the other hand - social bargaining in which the trade union constructs labour's interests from the top-down The book investigates the tensions and potential complementarities between the two logics through the combination of a strong theoretical framework and an extensive qualitative case study of trade union organizing and recruitment in four countries - Austria, Germany, Israel and the Netherlands. These countries still utilize social-wide bargaining, but find it necessary to draw and develop strategies transposed from Anglo-American countries in response to continuously declining membership. Trade unionists and scholars will find a compelling story of organizing, narrated in the voice of organizers, trade union officials and local observers. This a source for reflection on the daily hardship and strategic goals of organizing. Theorists will be able to utilize the two logics for explaining ongoing challenges for trade unions' revitalization worldwide"-- |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1839104031 |
| Access: | Open Access. |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Guy Mundlak. |