Search results for ""author john mcilroy""
The Merlin Press Ltd High Tide of British Trade Unionism?: Trade Unions and Industrial Politics, 1964-79
Individual essays chart the position of men and women in work, assess the impact of immigration and map industrial politics. Case studies open up other fields: unions' relations with the Labour Party, media coverage, union education, the Cold War and the diverse political forces from Labourism to Trotskyism forging industrial relations. This path-breaking analysis provides an excellent guide to the trade unionism and militancy of the 1960s and 1970s.
£20.00
The Merlin Press Ltd The Post-war Compromise: British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics 1945-64
This multifaceted text, written by authors from a range of disciplines, focuses on the politics of trade unionism - not only unions' relations with political parties and the state but also on the politics of workplace conflict and industrial action. Scene-setting essays provide broad perspectives on trade union organising, and on the parameters of the post-war industrial environment. Case studies consider particular fields: union relations with the Labour Party, international politics, productivity, major strikes and key groups of workers.
£20.00
The Merlin Press Ltd Histories of Labour: National and Transnational Perspectives
£18.95
University of Wales Press Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lock-out: The Struggle for Dignity
The seven-month national mining lock-out of 1926 was one of the most important industrial disputes of the twentieth century. This work contributes to the social and political history of the industrial working class in 1926, drawing on fresh methodological perspectives relating to the study of labour.
£10.64
