Trade union merger strategies : purpose, process, and performance

As Trades Union membership has declined, merger and amalgamation have been prominent features in strategies of revitalization. Yet, there is very little systematic, empirical research into their effects on unions or the wider union movement. This study fills this gap with an analysis of British unio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Undy, R. [ (Roger)] (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press , c2008
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Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Nature and purpose of the study
  • 2. Union strategies in context
  • 3. Transfer strategies
  • 4. Transfer negotiations
  • 5. Transfers: post-merger performance
  • 6. Amalgamation strategies
  • 7. Amalgamation negotiations
  • 8. Amalgamations: post-merger performance
  • 9. Mergers: good or bad for unions