This textbook reviews major issues concerning the history of British trade unions in the last two-thirds of the twentieth century. Even with the decline in membership of the 1980s and 1990s, trade unions in Britain have remained the largest voluntary organisations in the country and the total member...

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1. Verfasser:	Wrigley, Chris 1947- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
Schriftenreihe:	New studies in economic and social history 46
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1933-2000 Geschichte Gewerkschaft Labor unions / Great Britain / History / 20th century Großbritannien
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	This textbook reviews major issues concerning the history of British trade unions in the last two-thirds of the twentieth century. Even with the decline in membership of the 1980s and 1990s, trade unions in Britain have remained the largest voluntary organisations in the country and the total membership has remained larger than in most other countries. The book discusses many major aspects of trade unionism and many controversies concerning it, including strikes (sometimes seen as a peculiarly 'British disease'). Trade union presence in the labour market has been deemed a cause of higher unemployment and lower productivity. The trade unions have been accused of being insensitive on gender and ethnicity. They have also been accused of being corporatist, unelected partners in government (especially in the 1940–79 period). Overall, this book gives students a lucid introduction to the recent history of British trade unionism
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Beschreibung:	1 Online Ressource (viii, 106 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781139164047
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139164047