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Unions and Politics
1. 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...

2. Trade unions and politics Author : John Lloyd
There is much interest in how political parties are funded. From a trade union point of view this debate really focuses on how Labour is funded. And within the debate about Labour’s finances, the unions have to deal with the fact that the lar...
Monday, 05 March 2007 | Read more...

3. Defend the link – but make it work for union members! Cash for honours, New Labour and the Unions Author : John McIlroy
The cash for honours crisis provides further illustration, if further illustration were needed, of New Labour’s dedication to favours not fairness. It underlines this government’s abiding orientation to big business and the rich. More f...
Monday, 05 March 2007 | Read more...

4. Ramparts of Resistance…? Sheila Cohen reviews her own book (just in time for Christmas!). Author : Sheila Cohen
As with all reviews, I begin with glowing tributes to a book which will, I hope, be found interesting in its own right, but also can be used to contribute towards important current discussions on trade union renewal and the "service", &qu...
Monday, 13 November 2006 | Read more...

5. Why Dont Unions have Anti Bullying officers? Author : Doru Athinodoru
Union membership has seen a steep decline since our heyday of 1980. There are a number of factors for this decline including the ending of the closed shop, the decline in the manufacturing industries the greater use of fixed term contracts, agency st...
Tuesday, 05 September 2006 | Read more...

6. Wither the Olympic Spirit? Author : Mick Rix
In promoting the London 2012 Olympic Games (the ‘Games’) Lord Coe, Tessa Jowell and Ken Livingstone have widely courted the general public, local East London communities and the British trade union movement with commitments regarding th...
Tuesday, 08 August 2006 | Read more...

7. Nine Years’ New Labour: Neo-liberalism and Workers’ Rights Author : Paul Smith and Gary Morton
New Labour has now been in government for nine years. Elected in 1997, a large Commons majority won in three general elections and a benign economic environment have combined to give New Labour the authority and opportunity to implement its program...
Friday, 21 July 2006 | Read more...

8. Trade Unionism under New Labour Author : Edmund Heery
Like other fields (politics and public administration)1, Industrial Relations (IR) has debated the specific characteristics of New Labour and the extent to which the Government elected in 1997 marked a new beginning or a continuation with its Conserv...
Tuesday, 09 May 2006 | Read more...

9. Voter Mobilisation Author : Dirk Kloosterboer
The results of the Dutch municipal elections that were held on 7 March underline the importance of turnout. Not just because it is important from a democratic perspective that people vote, but also because turnout may affect social policies. Politica...
Thursday, 27 April 2006 | Read more...

10. History of Britain's Trade Unions Author : Dave Lyddon
‘The serious history of British trade unionism’ started with Sidney and Beatrice Webb in 1894, wrote Eric Hobsbawm some forty years ago. He continued: ‘If we leave aside the herculean attempts … of its founders and G. D. H....
Saturday, 08 April 2006 | Read more...

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