... the isolation of local managers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Work identity Globalization Trade unions Communities Internationalisation and worker identities, especially in the context of globalisation, require the multinational company (MNC) to possess a deep understanding...

... theoretical innovation, drawing on a range of disciplines, and its attempt to situate community unionism precisely – conceptually, historically and geographically. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Trade unions Globalization Labour Mining Communities Australia […] local labour...

..., and profits for all concerned. Trade unions South Africa Police Policing Labour Social action In February 2007, a group of Swaziland police officers came together to form a police union. Unsurprisingly, the Swaziland Government refused to recognise or register the union. The current Industrial...

... and appreciate the Filipino process workers' ability to double as skilled maintenance workers whenever machinery and equipment break down. Trade unions Coalitions Labour Immigration Migrants Taiwan Under constant pressure from employers, the state in Taiwan implemented a temporary immigration...

... (ACREW, 2006 ; Cranford et al., 2006 ; McBride and Greenwood, 2006, n.d. ; Unions NSW, 2006 ; Tattersall, 2006a). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Communities Partnership Trade unions Organizational structures Australia United States of America Union‐community...

...Denise Faifua; Rebecca Ryland; David Sadler Purpose This paper aims to present an exploration of grassroots perspectives on trade union methods of organisational change management through internationalism. A case study of UNISON (one of the largest UK trade unions, representing public sector...

... and to potential members. The declining membership of trade unions and indeed the deficit of democracy in societies have been explained as a loss of industrial power for the left in the face of growing legal liberalism. This return to pre‐arbitration and conciliation days can be viewed as an all‐out offensive...

... of departure for mobilizing critical theory’s analysis of technology. Through seven cases, it is demonstrated that the virtualization of manufacturing networks is still modest, but in progress. It is explored how collective actors tackle this and whether they are carriers of subversive rationalities. Trade...

... of the US workforce and by selling off operations, profit levels can be enhanced. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Decentralization Rural Areas Trade Unions Automobile and Steel Strategies: Symbols of a New World of Work by Frank H. Cassell Northwestern University, USA Advanced industrial economies...