Trade Union Powers :: Implosion or Reinvention? /

This book analyses trade unions' capacities of resistance following the period of austerity and ""bailout crisis"" in Portugal (2011-2015). Considering the destructive impacts of those policies on the working class and their unions, it explores three case studies in three pr...

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Main Author: Estanque, Elísio (Author)
Other Authors: Costa, Hermes A., Fonseca, Dora
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book analyses trade unions' capacities of resistance following the period of austerity and ""bailout crisis"" in Portugal (2011-2015). Considering the destructive impacts of those policies on the working class and their unions, it explores three case studies in three productive sectors: the metal sector (Autoeuropa/VW); the telecommunications sector (PT-Telecom/Altice); and the transport sector (TAP - Air Portugal). In order to gather empirical information, the study uses qualitative methods, such as in-depth interviews and focus groups. The book shows that social dumping, brutal unemploy
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781527561397
1527561399

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