Union Renewal and the Organizing Model in the United Kingdom
@article{Fiorito2004UnionRA, title={Union Renewal and the Organizing Model in the United Kingdom}, author={Jack Fiorito}, journal={Labor Studies Journal}, year={2004}, volume={29}, pages={21 - 53} }
This paper summarizes research that focuses on the process of "union renewal" currently underway in many unions. The research is based on survey responses and interviews involving United Kingdom (U.K.) union officers and staff and uses information gathered dur ing late 2000 and early 2001. This paper also addresses the related issue of "organizing model" adoption in the United Kingdom. Most U.K. unionists see organizing the unorganized as a critical aspect of union renewal, but many are…
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