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'This timely exploration of what motivates trade unionists to become active is essential reading for all those interested in the future of trade unionism. Crucially, the book draws on the voices of a new generation of workplace representatives - migrant workers, organisers, learning and equality reps - and enriches our understanding of how shifting social identities help shape collective consciousness and action. In the wake of the biggest financial crash in living memory, unions remain a vital channel for working people to challenge inequality at work and in society. This analysis signals where real opportunities for union renewal lie.' Frances O'Grady, Deputy General Secretary, Trades Union Congress, UK
'[G]iving voice to activists themselves [Sian Moore] demonstrates the continuing role of agency in a range of employment and union contexts, and through diverse political ideas, languages and forms of action. What makes this book unusual is the lucid, yet nuanced way in which it unravels workers' testimonies and reveals how fluctuating and fusing identities of class, gender, sexuality, race and age are driving forces for change in the world of work. This is essential reading for students, activists and policy makers eager to gain insights into what makes activists tick in a period of seeming labour quiescence.' - Anna Pollert, Professor of the Sociology of Work, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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Book Title: New Trade Union Activism
Book Subtitle: Class Consciousness or Social Identity?
Authors: Sian Moore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230294806
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-24411-5Published: 08 December 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-31875-9Published: 01 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-29480-6Published: 08 December 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 192
Topics: Human Resource Management, Sociology of Work, International Relations, Political Sociology, Politics of the Welfare State, Sociology, general