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1. Are ITeS Jobs Really Bad?

Author : Pravin SINHA
The advant of new technology have led to transfer of jobs from North to South. These jobs are, no doubt of demanding nature, are comparatively better as there exist a huge stock of employable workforce. The informal sector does provide employment opp...

Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Read more...

2. Andy Stern Author : peter waterman
Dan Gallin, former General Secretary of the International Union of Foodworkers, reviews the recent book, and career, of Andy Stern, head of a major US union, as also of a recent split from the AFL-CIO. Gallin considers in turn Stern's relationshi...

Thursday, 06 December 2007 | Read more...

3. A collective learning culture Author : Emma Wallis and Mark Stuart
A qualitative study of workplace learning agreements byEmma Wallis and Mark Stuart Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change; Leeds University Business School This paper presents an initial empirical assessment of the significan...

Friday, 27 July 2007 | Read more...

4. An Interview with Tony Lloyd MP – Chair of the Trade Union Group of Labour MPs. Author : Interview: Tony Lloyd MP
Tony Lloyd MP speaks to the Union Ideas Network about trade unions, New Labour, contemporary employment practices and party politcal funding.

Monday, 05 March 2007 | Read more...

5. A Global Labour Charter Movement Author : peter waterman
There have recently been a number of movement manifestos, some from the union, labour and socialist movement. This one attempts to re-invent the union organisations and labour movement as 'a sword of justice'. Unlike existing manfestos or dec...

Thursday, 01 March 2007 | Read more...

6. Amicus - Valuing Public Services Author : John Earls
Amicus has published Valuing Public Services, a document outlining some key issues for Amicus in respect of public services. The paper is structured around six Amicus 'public service values': * Valuing public service users and staff ...

Thursday, 01 February 2007 | Read more...

7. Accounting for collective action: resource acquisition and mobilisation in British Unions Author : Paul Willman and Alex Bryson
The paper uses two data sources to map trends in resource availability for trade unions in Britain. Union resources exist on the one hand in the form of subscription income and accumulated assets shown in union accounts and, on the other, establishme...

Tuesday, 30 January 2007 | Read more...

8. A commentary on trade union and higher education engagement Author : Peter O’Brien and Ian Fitzgerald
This short commentary is based on the differing roles of both authors, one an ex-TUC policy officer and the other an academic who has undertaken a number of action research projects for trade unions. It talks about the overall need for academic...

Friday, 22 December 2006 | Read more...

9. A little help from our friends Author : Amanda Tattersall
Union renewal and coalition unionism are widely considered necessary, however the different factors that provoke union engagement in coalitions is an under-theorized area of scholarship. This article develops a framework using the term community and ...

Wednesday, 01 November 2006 | Read more...

10. A sledgehammer to crack a nut Author : Union Ideas Network (UIN)
An analysis of the PFI scheme to fund the new Northern Neuro Disability Services Centre on the Walkergate Park site.

Tuesday, 13 June 2006 | Read more...

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