Unionization and Union Leadership - The Road Haulage Industry (Hardcover)

The focus of this book is the process of unionization in the road haulage industry, in particular, the role of leadership in determining the quality of union organization. It analyzes the early history of road haulage unions, the creation of the TGWU, the failure to organize the industry during the 1930s and the consequent reliance upon statutory regulation of wages and conditions, and the subsequent institutional stasis of the TGWU during the 1950s. The transformation and expansion of union organization during the period of 1963-1973, conceived as the mobilization of collective power by workers within the employment relationship, is explored in case studies of TGWU branches in Birmingham, Liverpool and London, and within the wider context of TGWU. The retrenchment of union organization as a result of recession and Conservative government legislation, 1980-1994, is explored. The book concludes with an assessment of theories of unionization and democracy, and the role of leadership, with reference to the historical development of British trade unionism.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Paul Smith
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8264-5214-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Road transport industries > Road transport & haulage trades Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > Trade unions
LSN:	0-8264-5214-0
Barcode:	9780826452146

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