In Our Unions, Our Selves, Anne Zacharias-Walsh provides an in-depth look at the rise of women-only unions in Japan, an organizational analysis of the challenges these new unions face in practice, and
From his early start as a passionate pro-labour and anti-apartheid campaigner in Britain in the 1960s, to championing and defending the rights of workers in South Africa for the last 30 years, Patrick
The key purpose of Work and Employment Relations under Coalition Government is to examine how work and employment relations have fared under the coalition during its period in office. Between 1997 and
There is no better time than now to consider the labor history of the Golden State. While other states face declining union enrollment rates and the rollback of workers’ rights, California unions are
There is no better time than now to consider the labor history of the Golden State. While other states face declining union enrollment rates and the rollback of workers’ rights, California unions are
n Running the Rails, James Wolfinger uses the history of Philadelphia's sprawling public transportation system to explore how labor relations shifted from the 1880s to the 1960s.
Progressive unions flourished in the 1930s by working alongside federal agencies created during the New Deal. Yet in 1950, few progressive unions remained. Why? Most scholars point to domestic anti-co
Drawing on in-depth interviews, archived oral histories, and ethnographic observation, this book highlights the struggle of a key group of Black and women longshore workers who fought against and stru
In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as Little Steel.” The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiuni
In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as Little Steel.” The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiuni
The explosive rise of export manufacturing in East Asia and the continuing importance of Central America and Mexico in this regard have shifted the center of gravity of world manufacturing from the No
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was founded to advance the professionalization of America’s faculty.University Reform examines the social and intellectual circumstances that l
South Africa's long road to political freedom reflects only a partial freedom and an unfinished project of liberation. The country remains one of the most unequal on earth and is experiencing unpreced
Cub Reporter uses his interviewing skills to tell the story of a civil rights leader who fought for the rights of migrant workers and helped form the United Farm Workers union.
Strike-action has long been a notable phenomenon in Israeli society, despite forces that have weakened its recurrence, such as the Arab-Jewish conflict, the decline of organized labor, and the increas
