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Introduction:The Enduring ‘Point’ and Value of Industrial Relations Research
No full textThis chapter outlines the rationale for the edited collection, before discussing the contemporary nature of industrial relations in Britain. The chapter considers the boundaries of industrial relations as a field of study, reflecting on the importance of having the employment relationship at the heart of industrial relations research. In doing so, the chapter outlines how the developments, tensions and social changes of relevance to work and employment in recent years remain central to the concerns and ongoing research within industrial relations as a field of study
Understanding young worker representation in trade unions
No full textThis chapter examines the main ways in which unions in the UK have attempted to represent young worker issues. The extent to which unions are able to make a representative claim on behalf of young workers is hindered by the lack of union membership amongst young workers. The chapter demonstrates that the low levels of union membership are largely a result of the structure of the labour market, and that young workers are more likely to be employed in non-unionised sectors. Despite this, unions have placed a renewed emphasis on recruiting and representing young workers over the last thirty years, with mixed results Young worker representation in unions can take a variety of forms. Whilst very few unions have a dedicated formal role of youth officer, unions mainly attempt to represent young worker interests through the creation of dedicated youth groups and networks. Such groups provide opportunities for training and development in relation to union activism, although a balance needs to be struck between allowing these groups to develop autonomously and a central union retaining some level of organisational control. Ultimately, the chapter argues that the youth representation structures that exist are generally strong at giving young workers experience of membership, leadership and activism, but many of the constraints on organising young workers and the effectiveness of unions’ ability to represent young workers interests’ lie in factors beyond the direct control of unions
Developments, Possibilities and Connections:Reflecting on the challenges and significance of new forms of trade union representation
No full textThe chapter focuses on a series of questions based on the cases presented earlier. It focuses on explaining the main causal mechanisms or drivers that have configured changes in specialised worker representatives and the role structural, political, and discrete cultural factors have played. The chapter explains the roles played by more focused forms of trade union representation beyond their formal functions and remits. The chapter asks whether such new forms of representation generate and represent a new form of solidarity. The chapter ends by suggesting that future research must account for the form and content, let alone context, of such forms of representation and their organisational and social potential
Developments, Possibilities and Connections:Reflecting on the challenges and significance of new forms of trade union representation
No full textThe chapter focuses on a series of questions based on the cases presented earlier. It focuses on explaining the main causal mechanisms or drivers that have configured changes in specialised worker representatives and the role structural, political, and discrete cultural factors have played. The chapter explains the roles played by more focused forms of trade union representation beyond their formal functions and remits. The chapter asks whether such new forms of representation generate and represent a new form of solidarity. The chapter ends by suggesting that future research must account for the form and content, let alone context, of such forms of representation and their organisational and social potential
Introduction: The Reshaping of Workplace Representation in the United Kingdom and the Development of Focused Trade Union Roles
No full textThe chapter introduces the book and reviews some of the historical context of workplace representation and discusses change and renewal in relation to more focused representatives and how we can understand shifting workplace priorities. The chapter locates these general shifts in worker representation in terms of the broader economic, social, political, and structural changes that are framing them. The chapter focuses on these imperatives for change by engaging with the more explicit drivers behind new forms of workplace representation and considers how deliberate, or conscious, these developments are and whether they represent a a new form or pattern of trade unionism. The final and concluding part of the chapter introduces the contributions to the edited volume and brings together some of the findings and reflections of the empirical chapters on different types of worker representatives
Developments, Possibilities and Connections:Reflecting on the Challenges and Significance of New Forms of Trade Union Representation
No full textThe final, reflective chapter focuses on a series of questions based on the cases presented earlier. It focuses on explaining the main causal mechanisms or drivers that have configured changes in worker specialised worker representatives the role structural political and discrete cultural factors have played. The chapter explains the roles of played by more focused forms of trade union representation beyond their formal functions and remits. Third, the chapter asks whether such new forms of representation generate and represent a new form of solidarity. The chapter ends by suggesting that future research must account for the form and content, let alone context, of such forms of representation and their organisational and social potential
Introduction::The reshaping of workplace representation in the United Kingdom and the development of focused trade union roles
No full textThe chapter introduces the book, reviews some of the historical context of workplace representation and discusses change and renewal in relation to more focused representatives. The chapter locates these general shifts in worker representation in terms of the broader economic, social, political, and structural changes that are framing them. The chapter focuses on these imperatives for change by engaging with the more explicit drivers behind new forms of workplace representation, considers how deliberate, or conscious, these developments are, and whether they represent a new form or pattern of trade unionism. The final and concluding part of the chapter introduces the contributions to the edited volume and brings together some of the findings and reflections of the empirical chapters on different types of worker representatives
Global Media Ideas - Infinite Pathways to Creative Succes - Andy Elwood - Part One.mp4
No full textDuring the X Media Lab: Global Media Ideas summit in June 2011, media and technology writer Brad Howarth conducted interviews with industry experts for Creativeinnovation. This video is part one of Brad Howarth's interview with Andy Elwood, Directory of Business Development at Gowalla. Andy Elwood discusses the idea behind the application and how their founder Josh Williams went from inspiration to launching the idea as a business and where they stand in the market today
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