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In today's political climate the status and future of the trade unions are subjects of particular interest. Yet apart from national leaders of major unions little is known about full-time trade union officers.
In Managers of Discontent Diane Watson draws on a rich fund of material, based on extensive interviews and observation, to examine the role of trade union officers, comparing them with... Read more
1 Industrial relations, individuals and occupations 2 The job of the full-time trade union officer 3 The job of the industrial relations manager 4 Industrial relations careers - officers and managers 5 Managing the career 6 Managing the job 7 Review and implications
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Diane H. Watson
`Ms Watson has come up with some surprising results in an interesting and worthwhile book.' - Local Government Review
`... provides a valuable insight into a little-studied area of trade union activities and work relations.' - Political Studies
`... provides the reader with a rare and invaluable insight into the working lives, experiences and views of the people who actually conduct industrial relations in large parts of British industry.' - The Service Industries Journal
