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Contextualising Community Unionism |
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Written by Jo McBride, Ian Greenwood and Jane Holgate
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006 |
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‘Community Unionism’ is a term that is ever increasingly being used by both academics and trade unions. Within the academic literature, it is written from a geographical perspective in terms of place and space, from an industrial relations perspective with reference to union renewal strategies and also extends through a global perspective through nationally specific case studies. For trade unions, it is perceived as important in terms of organising and recruiting and also in terms of community influence. However, there are variations in the use of the term resulting in a contested and uncertain meaning as to what is meant by ‘community unionism’. Here, Jo McBride, Ian Greenwood and Jane Holgate report on a workshop that brought together academics researching and writing on the subject of ‘community unionism’ to discuss the different themes emerging on the topic and attempt to place these into context.
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