Description
Book SynopsisThe world of work has changed and so have trade unions with mergers, rebrandings and new unions being formed. The question is, how positioned are the unions to organize the unorganized? With more than three quarters of UK workers unrepresented and the growth of precarious employment and the gig economy this topical new book by Bob Smale reports up-to-date research on union identities and what he terms ‘niche unionism’, while raising critical questions for the future.
Trade Review"This is an interesting and important examination of how different unions have positioned themselves to recruit workers in areas of the economy that are currently largely unorganized." Ed Blissett, University of Hertfordshire
"This book offers a rich documentation of the direction of travel among unions in Great Britain, and can be effectively used as a reference book for those who teach and research on unionism and union identity." The British Journal of Industrial Relations
Table of ContentsIntroduction; What is the problem?; A new approach to understanding trade union identities and the role of niche; The general unions; The industrial and occupational unions; The organisational unions; The geographical unions; The developing story of union identities and niche unionism; The future of union identities and niche unionism.
