Redefining Public Sector Unionism
UNISON and the Future of Trade Unions
Published on 10. September 2012
288 pages
978-1-134-58216-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together contributions from both expert academics and leading figures of UNISON in an in-depth analysis of the union's achievements to date. As the largest and most influential trade union in the public sector, UNISON is an ideal case-study for the possible future development of UK unions in the twenty first century.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-58216-7 (9781134582167)
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Other editions
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Book
09/2000
Routledge
€232.00
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Person
Michael Terry is Professor of Industrial Relations at the Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick University.
Content
1. Introduction: UNISON and public service trade unionism Michael Terry Part I. UNISON: Structures and Processes 2. The creation of UNISON Rodney Bickerstaffe 3. The making of UNISON: a framework to review key events, processes and issues Bob Fryer 4. UNISON's management of the merger and beyond Michael Dempsey 5. UNISON's approach to organisation development in a democratic organisation Margaret Wheeler 6. Strategic review and organisational change in UNISON Trevor Colling and Tim Claydon 7. Promoting representation of women within UNISON Anne McBride 8. Working with Labour: the impact of UNISONs political settlement Maggie Jones 9. UNISON and New Labour: Searching for new relationships Tom Sawyer Part II. The UNISON Agenda 10. UNISON and changes in collective bargaining in health and local government Carole Thornley, Mike Ironside and Roger Seifert 11. UNISON and low pay policy Peter Morris 12. UNISON and low pay policy: a comment on Morris Carole Thornley 13. UNISONs approach to lifelong learning Anne Munro and Helen Rainbird 14. UNISONs approach to lifelong learning: a comment on Munro and Rainbird Jim Sutherland 15. Between elation and despair: UNISON and the new social policy agenda Mick Carpenter 16. UNISON and the quality of public service provision: any lessons from the rest of Europe? Michael Terry 17. Towards an organising model in UNISON? A trade union membership strategy in transition Jeremy Waddington and Allan Kerr 18. Reflections on UNISON after five years John Monks
