The future of unions and worker representation the digital picket line

"This book charts the path to revitalisation for trade unions in Australia, the USA, the UK, and Italy. It examines the examples of innovation and digital campaigning that are enabling unions to build new forms of worker power - and overcome decades of declining membership wrought by neoliberal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Forsyth, Anthony, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York ; Dublin : Hart 2022.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A snapshot of union decline in the four countries
  • The legal framework for unions and worker representation in the four countries
  • Unions in the USA : from the organising model to alt-labour
  • Australian unions : from the accord to 'change the rules'
  • Australian unions : innovations, amalgamations and organising beyond the workplace
  • The UK : from 'new unionism' to indy and digital unions
  • Italian unions : fighting for the marginalised
  • Unions and the gig economy : advocacy, campaigning, mobilising
  • Unions and the gig economy : misclassification test cases and collective bargaining
  • What is the future of unions and worker representation? What changes are needed in labour laws?
  • The COVID-19 pandemic : the undeniable case for unions.