From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences

This thesis examines the rise and fall of trade unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara iron ore industry from 1965 to 1999, and its consequences for today. The Marxist theory of the trade union bureaucracy and rank and file is critically applied and developed. This qualitative, case study research...

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Main Author: Vassiley, Alexis
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84109
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description This thesis examines the rise and fall of trade unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara iron ore industry from 1965 to 1999, and its consequences for today. The Marxist theory of the trade union bureaucracy and rank and file is critically applied and developed. This qualitative, case study research generates insights with respect to union strategy, union renewal and intra-union relations of broader significance than the Pilbara region itself.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-841092024-07-30T05:58:35Z From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences Vassiley, Alexis This thesis examines the rise and fall of trade unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara iron ore industry from 1965 to 1999, and its consequences for today. The Marxist theory of the trade union bureaucracy and rank and file is critically applied and developed. This qualitative, case study research generates insights with respect to union strategy, union renewal and intra-union relations of broader significance than the Pilbara region itself. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84109 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Vassiley, Alexis
From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences
title From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences
title_full From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences
title_fullStr From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences
title_full_unstemmed From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences
title_short From “Union Power” to De-unionisation: Explaining the Rise and Fall of Trade Unionism in Western Australia’s Pilbara Iron Ore Industry and its Consequences
title_sort from “union power” to de-unionisation: explaining the rise and fall of trade unionism in western australia’s pilbara iron ore industry and its consequences
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84109