Union Retreat and the Regions: The Shrinking Landscape of Organised Labour

Paperback

Main Details

Title Union Retreat and the Regions: The Shrinking Landscape of Organised Labour
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ron Martin
By (author) Peter Sunley
By (author) Jane Wills
SeriesRegions, Cities & Public Policy S.
Series part Volume No. No.8
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:260
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780117023765
ClassificationsDewey:331.880941
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Edition New edition
Illustrations black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 25 April 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Since the beginning of the 1980s, British trade unions have experienced a dramatic retreat, marked by rapidly falling membership and declining industrial power. The authors examine the regional dimensions of this retreat of organised labour, paying particular attention to: The resilience of the unions' historical heartland areas. The impact of economic restructuring on local union traditions. The shrinking landscape of industrial militancy. The geographical decentralization of the new industrial relations. The link between these factors and the more general debate on regional development and regional labour markets. An important synthesis of economic geography and industrial relations work, this book marks a major contribution towards the newly emerging field of labour geography