British trade unions since 1933 / prepared for the Economic History Society by Chris Wrigley.

By:

Wrigley, Chris

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: New studies in economic and social history ; 46Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.Description: viii, 106 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0521572312
0521576407
9780521576406

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DDC classification:

331.880 21 WRI

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Contents:

Economic recovery and war, 1933-1945 -- Trade union development, 1945-2000 -- Strikes, 1945-2000 -- Incomes policies, 1948-1979 -- Trade union legislation, 1945-2000 -- What have trade unions done?

Summary: This textbook reviews major issues concerning the history of British trade unions in the last two-thirds of the twentieth century. Even with the decline in membership of the 1980s and 1990s, trade unions in Britain have remained the largest voluntary organisations in the country and the total membership has remained larger than in most other countries. The book discusses many major aspects of trade unionism and many controversies concerning it. This includes strikes which have often been seen as a peculiarly British disease. Trade union presence in the labour market has been deemed a cause of higher unemployment and lower productivity. The trade unions have been accused of being insensitive on gender and ethnicity. They have also been accused of being corporatist, unelected partners in government (especially in the 1940-79 period). Overall, this book gives students a lucid and up-to-date introduction to the recent history of British trade unionism.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	331.880 WRI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		36389

Economic recovery and war, 1933-1945 --
Trade union development, 1945-2000 --
Strikes, 1945-2000 --
Incomes policies, 1948-1979 --

Trade union legislation, 1945-2000 --

What have trade unions done?

This textbook reviews major issues concerning the history of British trade unions in the last two-thirds of the twentieth century. Even with the decline in membership of the 1980s and 1990s, trade unions in Britain have remained the largest voluntary organisations in the country and the total membership has remained larger than in most other countries. The book discusses many major aspects of trade unionism and many controversies concerning it. This includes strikes which have often been seen as a peculiarly British disease. Trade union presence in the labour market has been deemed a cause of higher unemployment and lower productivity. The trade unions have been accused of being insensitive on gender and ethnicity. They have also been accused of being corporatist, unelected partners in government (especially in the 1940-79 period). Overall, this book gives students a lucid and up-to-date introduction to the recent history of British trade unionism.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-96) and index.

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