1st Edition
Labour Unionism in the Financial Services Sector Fighting for Rights and Representation
By Gregor Gall
Copyright 2008
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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In recent years, there has been an acute crisis of worker representation in the finance sector in Britain. Labour union and staff association membership and density has fallen, collective organisation has experienced dislocation and disorganisation and worker self-confidence has been sapped. Prior to this, there was a sense of an identifiable trajectory towards greater 'unionateness' by labour... Read more
Contents: Preface; Labour unionism in the financial services sector: struggling for rights and representation; Historical genesis and development of labour unionism and staff associations; Development of labour union presence and organisation, 1970-1989; Weathering storms: stimuli, opportunities and challenges, 1990-1999; Blown asunder: dissolution, disorganisation and dislocation of collective organisation, 2000-2007; Putting historical processes into perspective and prospects for the future; References; Index.
Biography
Dr Gregor Gall is based in the Business School at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
