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Article: Transnational Co-Operation Among Labour Unions.(Book review)
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- International Journal of Employment Studies
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- October 1, 2002
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TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AMONG LABOUR UNIONS M. Gordon and L. Turner (editors) ILR Press, Ithaca and London, pp. 310 + xv, 2000
Trade unionism, as we currently know it, is the result of the capitalist system of production. As management restructures to ensure profitability, organised labour also restructures itself in order to meet the needs of the time. The truth of this can be seen in the rapid development of new union strategies in response to the changing domestic and international environment described in this volume. This book provides a remarkable insight into the emerging world of international trade unionism, in a world of mobile capital, product and ...