The politics of labour movement revitalization: The need for a revitalized perspective

    Authors

    L. Baccaro; K. Hamann;L. Turner

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Eur. J. Ind. Relat.

    Keywords

    Industrial Relations & Labor

    Abstract

    One important common theme of our five-country research is that all union movements see political engagement as essential in their efforts at revitalization. Specific forms of political action, however, vary according to national context. If unions find or build adequate political and institutional supports, they have less incentive to mobilize the membership, organize the unorganized, build coalitions with other groups, or give support to grassroots initiatives. The irony is that a strong institutional position can reduce incentives to organize, which may be essential to sustain long-term influence; yet organizing unions in America and Britain are hard pressed to sustain gains in the absence of adequate institutional supports.

    Journal Title

    European Journal of Industrial Relations

    Volume

    9

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    119

    Last Page

    133

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000181385100008

    ISSN

    0959-6801

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