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Educator representation through trade unions
… of representation of educators, by their unions. Questionnaires and open-ended interviews were used to collect data from educators, union officials and school principals. Data is analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The study reveals that, while union officials recognize the …
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Whistleblowing: the role of trade unions
… by individuals seeking to raise a concern. Trade unions seek to support their members in the workplace and more broadly in society. As such, we might expect that trade unions engage by supporting members who wish to blow the whistle. However, there is little prior research on the role trade …
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Trade unions service level and member satisfaction
Trade unions are juristic entities and volitional associations that have, historically and ideologically, represented the aggregate strength of labour to maximise their effectiveness in their endeavour to fulfil their core responsibilities and principal functions. However, Ceronie (2007) postulates …
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Trade Unions behaviour in multinationals in Indonesia
… has aimed to explore the strategy chosen by unions in multinationals which in turn would influence the union’s behaviour towards the management in the so-called ‘neo-liberalism’ environment. Multinationals were chosen for this thesis as multinationals have been among the role players in …
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The Future of Trade Unions in the Changing World of Work
… (4IR) and Globalization. The membership of trade union also seems to be on declining.The aim of this dissertation is to determine changes in the world of work as and it, furthermore, considers the impact of these processes on trade unions. The dissertation looks at the current status of work …
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Under one banner: The General Federation of Trade Unions c. 1899-1926
… the early history of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) from their creation in 1899 until the events surrounding the 1926 general strike. The GFTU were created by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to bring together all trade unions under one banner by acting as an arbitration committee …
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African trade unions : - labour ideology - industrial and commercial workers' union of Africa
This work has grown from, and come to supercede, an honours dissertation written on roughly the same area of interest. broader though. The scope of this work is significantly There are two major foci of interest, which, it is hoped, blend to provide a more representative overview of this particular …
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Women and trade unions in Ireland, c. 1860-1937: class, gender and society
… of writing women back into the history of Irish trade unionism. The date range is c.1860 to 1937, but the main concentration is on the period from 1880 to 1937. The first part considers attitudes voiced towards women’s involvement in paid work and efforts to organise female industrial workers in …
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The emerging role of trade unions in China and their function in strikes
… of employment and encouraging the extension of trade union membership and collective bargaining. Meanwhile, unofficial strikes in non-state sectors have become increasingly severe in terms of their intensity and complexity. The Chinese trade unions, which in law protect workers’ rights, have …
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An analysis of the independent trade unions in South Africa in the 1970s
… and sociological study of the independent trade unions in South Africa in the 1970s. Several research methods were used: participant and non-participant observation, primary and secondary source, and open-ended interviews. In addition, shown to the unions for correction of clarification of …
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Social movement trade unionism: An investigation of workers’ perceptions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions practices on election and living wage issues
… perceptions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) practices on elections and living wage issues from a social movement perspective from the Apartheid (South Africa) and Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Zimbabwe) eras to …
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Trade unions and productivity:the impact of union presence on labour productivity in Korean manufacturing
… theoretical and empirical relationship between trade unions and productivity in the Korean auto and cement manufacturing industries, during the 1980s. It challenges the tenets of the existing debate by stressing the contingent nature of this relationship. In particular this thesis pinpoints …
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The effect of trade unions on the inequality of wage earnings in South Africa
The paper begins with an introduction of trade unions in South Africa, focusing on the union membership trend in the last two decades of the twentieth century. This is followed by a review of work on earnings functions and modelling South African trade unions in chapter 2. The aim of this chapter …
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Climate change, trade unions and the promise of climate solidarity in the UK, 1997-2010
… whether a Marxist critique focused on trade unions might offer an alternative approach. It critically analyses the social science literature on climate change and utilises insights from the employment relations literature to interrogate trade union activities. The thesis makes original …
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Trade Unions and the Australian Labor Party: A Study of the Political Consequences of Affiliation
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Trade Unions and the Media: Exercising and Revitalising Power After the Financial Crisis of 2008
… largest collective representatives of workers, trade unions are at the forefront of mobilisations attempting to challenge this consensus. Simultaneously, they are engaging in new activities to enhance public awareness and understanding of the crucial role that trade unions play in the labour …
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Some challenges facing trade unions in Zambia’s local councils: a case study of Lusaka province councils.
Whereas Trade Unions bargain with the employer on behalf of union members, workers are still subjected to poor terms and conditions of employment in Zambia. Additionally, casualization of labour and contract employment that aim to avoid the costs of long-term employment are common in public …
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Some challenges facing trade unions in Zambia’s local councils: a case study of Lusaka province councils.
Whereas Trade Unions bargain with the employer on behalf of union members, workers are still subjected to poor terms and conditions of employment in Zambia. Additionally, casualization of labour and contract employment that aim to avoid the costs of long-term employment are common in public …
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