The Future of Union Organizing: Building for Tomorrow

While 'union organising' has developed over time and in many different environments, it has become apparent that a number of key problems have developed. Evaluating its efficacy in terms of union strategies, tactics, styles and resources, this title outlines a number of strategies for improving these deficiences. While 'union organising' has developed over time and in many different environments, and has begun to help the renewal of labour unionism, it has become apparent that it also has a number of different aspects which are problematic. Evaluating the efficacy of the union organising in terms of union strategies, tactics, styles and resources this title outlines a number of suggestions and strategies for improving these deficiences so that labour unions can once again provide an influential voice for workers in the workplace and in society Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 Notes on Contributors......Page 12 1 ‘Union Organising’ – Past, Present and Future......Page 18 2 Union Organising in the US: New Tactics, Old Barriers......Page 27 3 Opening Pandora’s Box: The Paradox of Institutionalised Organising......Page 45 4 Social Partnership and Union Revitalisation: The Irish Case......Page 62 5 Union Organising in the Netherlands – a Combination of Organising and Servicing Strategies......Page 79 6 Reinvention of Activism: A Chance for Union Renewal in New Market Economies? The Case of Poland......Page 96 7 The ‘Servicing–Organising–Community Continuum’: Where Are Australian Unions Today?......Page 114 8 Labour Union Strategies in the European Union Steel Sector......Page 131 9 CleanStart – Fighting for a Fair Deal for Cleaners......Page 148 10 Organising Immigrants: State Policy and Union-Organising Tactics in the Republic of Ireland......Page 167 11 Union Organising with ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Industrial Relations Actors: Sex Workers in Australia and the United States......Page 192 12 Reconstructing Construction Unionism: Beyond Top-Down and Bottom-Up......Page 204 13 Contrasts and Contradictions in Union Organising: The Irish Mushroom Industry......Page 222 14 Union Renewal and Young People: Some Positive Indications from British Supermarkets......Page 240 References......Page 256 O......Page 276 U......Page 277 Y......Page 278 'Union Organising' Past, Present and Future G.Gall Union Organising in the US: New Tactics, Old Barriers K.Moody Opening Pandora's Box: The Paradox of Institutionalised Organising S.Cohen Social Partnership and Union Revitalisation: The Irish Case K.Allen Union Organising in the Netherlands: A Combination of Organising and Servicing Strategies M.van Klaveren & W.Sprenger Reinvention of Activism: A Chance for Union Renewal in New Market Economies? The Case of Poland A.Mrozowicki, V.Pulignano & G.van Hootegem The 'Servicing Organising Community Continuum': Where are Australian Unions Today? M.Jerrard, S.Cockfield & D.Buttigieg Labour Union Strategies in the European Union Steel Sector D.Stroud & P.Fairbrother CleanStart: Fighting for a Fair Deal for Cleaners M.Crosby Organising Immigrants: State Policy and Union Organising Tactics in the Republic of Ireland M.Gonzalez-Perez, T.Dundon & T.McDonough Union Organising with 'Old' and 'New' Industrial Relations Actors: Sex Workers in Australia and the United States G.Gall Reconstructing Construction Unionism: Beyond Top-down and Bottom-up D.Belman & A.Smith Contrasts and Contradictions in Union Organising: The Irish Mushroom Industry F.Arqueros-Fernandez Union Renewal and Young People: Some Positive Indications from British Supermarkets I.Byford. While 'union organising' has developed over time and in many different environments, and has begun to help the renewal of labour unionism, it has become apparent that it also has a number of different aspects which are problematic. Evaluating the efficacy of the union organising in terms of union strategies, tactics, styles and resources this title outlines a number of suggestions and strategies for improving these deficiencies so that labour unions can once again provide an influential voice for workers in the workplace and in society