Theories of Trade Unionism
Theories of Trade Unionism

Author: Michael Poole

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-06-23

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1000319946

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First published in 1981, Theories of Trade Unionism traces the development of trade union theory from its nineteenth-century foundations to the more advanced conceptual models present at the time of original publication. The book surveys the main tributaries of modern approaches – the moral and ethical, the revolutionary, the defensive or conservative, and the economic and political – and analyses the work of contemporary industrial relations scholars. This includes the main types and varieties of systems theory, the disparate pluralist approaches and the ‘radical school’. The book identifies links between the differing premises of the various schools of thought, and combines the main perspectives in a higher analytical and conceptual unity. It concludes with a discussion of a number of avenues for theoretical and conceptual progress. Theories of Trade Unionism is ideal for those with an interest in the history of trade union theory.

Marx and Engels on the Trade Unions
Marx and Engels on the Trade Unions

Author: Karl Marx

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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Virtually everything Marx and Engels ever wrote on labor strikes and trade unions has been collected in this volume for the first time. It includes vivid, often eyewitness accounts of many of the greatest strikes and labor struggles of the last century. This original and valuable collection challenges the prevailing assumption that Marx and Engels cared little for trade unions and their role in the transition to socialism or that they had little practical involvement with unions. Lapides illuminates the immense part personally played by Marx and Engels in helping to establish the modern labor movement. Covering the period 1844-1894, the book features graphic and moving portrayals of contemporary labor stuggles, candid personal views of various labor leaders, biting polemics against socialist rivals, and eloquent passages. Lapides provides an introduction that places the excerpts in historical and theoretical context.

Trade Union Theory from Marx to Walesa
Trade Union Theory from Marx to Walesa

Author: John Anthony Moses

Publisher: Berg Publishers

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Presenting a study of the theoretical ideas which great socialist thinkers developed on trade unionism, its place in the development of class consciousness and its relations with capitalism and political goals, this book also traces the evolution of Catholic trade-union theory.