Democracy and Government in European Trade Unions

Originally published in 1976, Democracy and Government in European Trade Unions is a detailed and practical examination of the organisational structure and internal control of trade unions in 8 Western European countries. It provides an introduction to the characteristics and styles of trade unionism in Europe.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The European Labour Movement in General: Some Facts and Figures 3. Union Organisation in the Plant 4. Union Conference 5. General Councils and National Executives 6. Full-Time Union Officials 7. Collective Bargaining 8. Conclusion. Appendix: 1. Trade Union Membership 2. Major Centres of Employment in Metalworking and Textiles 3. Major Trade Union Organisations in Europe.

About the author

Anthony Carew has been Honorary Visiting Reader in International Labour Studies at the University of Manchester since 2004. He was Research Fellow in the Centre for Contemporary European Studies at the University of Sussex, a Rockefeller Fellow at the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labour and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit and a Visiting Fellow at the International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam.

Summary

Originally published in 1976, Democracy and Government in European Trade Unions is a detailed and practical examination of the organisational structure and internal control of trade unions in 8 Western European countries. It provides an introduction to the characteristics and styles of trade unionism in Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Carew, Carew Anthony
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032389905
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238990-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, REFERENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Politics & government, Trade Unions, Political Economy, Politics and government, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel and human resources management, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history