Sökning: "union activity"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 43 avhandlingar innehållade orden union activity.

  1. 1. There is power in a union : Trade union organization, union membership and union activity in Sweden

    Författare :Johanna Palm; Magnus Bygren; Tomas Berglund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; union organization; union density; union activity; social class; ideology; structural change; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates what factors affect union organization and, to some degree, union activity in the face of declining union density in the majority of Western countries. Union structures have been changing in recent decades, not only in terms of declining membership but also because women and white-collar workers are becoming a more stable part of the membership base, whereas previously highly organized groups, such as blue-collar workers, are in decline. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Lokala fack i globala företag : Electrolux verkstadsklubb i Motala och koncernfacket 1925-1985

    Författare :Johan Åkerman; Svante Beckman; Ekdahl Lars; Bernt Schiller; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unions; local union organisations; group union; union organisation; multinational corporation; global corporate groups; group logic; structural obstacles; verkstadsklubbar; multinationella företag; fackföreningar; verkstadsindustri; internationalisering; historia; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : Since the 1970's the union movement has regarded international business as a threat to union interests, democratic values and national independence. The union movement has mentioned two methods of defence against influence of international businesses: to introduce societal restrictions on a national or international level and to establish international (corporate) group unions. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Learning to Be (come) A Good European : A Critical Analysis of the Official European Union Discourse on European Identity and Higher Education

    Författare :Jonna Johansson; Geoffrey Gooch; Juliet Lodge; Sweden Linköping Linköping University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; identity; higher education; Unity in diversity ; European Dimension ; language; citizenship; activity; mobility; neo-liberalism; competitiveness; Knowledge economy ; flexibility; Lifelong learning ;

    Sammanfattning : During the year 2007, when this thesis was completed, the European Union could look backat fifty years of collaboration, which began with the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957and which has developed from being mainly economic in character to incorporating a politicalas well as a social dimension at the European level. In 2007 the European Union alsocommemorated the twentieth anniversary of Erasmus, its higher education mobilityprogramme. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Learning To Be(come) A Good European : A Critical Analysis of the Official European Union Discourse on European Identity and Higher Education

    Författare :Jonna Johansson; Geoffrey Gooch; Juliet Lodge; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Identity; higher education; European dimension; competitiveness; Knowledge Economy; language; citizenship; activity; mobility; neo-liberalism; flexibility; Lifelong Learning; Unity in Diversity; flexibilitet; språk; medborgarskap; Identitet; högre utbildning; enighet i mångfald; europeisk dimension; aktivitet; livslångt lärande; rörlighet; neoliberalism; konkurrenskraft; kunskapsekonomi; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : During the year 2007 when this thesis was completed the European Union could look back at fifty years of collaboration, which began with the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957 and which has developed from being mainly economic in character to incorporating a political as well as a social dimension at the European level. In 2007 the European Union also commemorated the twentieth anniversary of Erasmus, its higher education mobility programme. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Centralisering och reduktion av medlemsinflytandet i en stor facklig organisation

    Författare :Sten Höglund; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bureaucratisation; centralisation; membership influence; Trade Union; Economic Policy; Government and Organisation;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation binds together and draws conclusions from a research project concerning conditions surrounding the growth of a bureaucratic element in large (union) organisations. In order to promote a wider knowledge of these conditions, a study was made of the great constitutional reform which the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions underwent in 1941. LÄS MER