An Introduction to the Politics of the Indonesian Union Movement

2In this most significant contemporary study of Indonesian trade unions and the broader working class, Max Lane provides a concise and informed examination of the practical and ideological challenges of incipient labour organizations engaged in political and popular struggles in an underdeveloped nation. This detailed and highly informative book evokes similar historical and comparative struggles of exploited workers worldwide and is indispensable for students of labour movements in the Global South.3 {u2014}Immanuel Ness, Professor of Political Science, City University of New York, author of Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class Preface: Introducing an Overview of Trade Union Politics 1. The Legacy of State Authoritarian Unionism 2. Transition Out of State Authoritarian Unionism 3. The Rise and Decline of Union Militancy, 2010-13 4. The Labour Movement and "Go Politics" 5. Conclusions Appendix 1: The Politics of Wages and Indonesia's Trade Unions Appendix 2: Trade Unions' Initiative to Create Alternative Political Force in Indonesia.