Sökning: "National trade unions"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade orden National trade unions.
1. Möten med marknaden. Tre svenska fackförbunds agerande under perioden 1945-1976
Sammanfattning : This is a study of how trade unions act when they are confronted with the consequences of innovations in their own sector of the economy. The framework in which this is studied, basically consists of Mancur Olson's distinction between encompassing/broad and narrow interest organizations, here represented by the peak organization of the blue-collar workers (LO) and the separate trade unions within LO, respectively. LÄS MER
2. Constructing Workers of Migrant Background : A study of class and nation myths in trade union practice
Sammanfattning : How do trade unions represent workers of migrant background? How are factors that affect the quality of life of workers of migrant background, made sense of and responded to by trade unions trying to reverse declining trade union membership numbers? This thesis takes a qualitative approach and utilises discursive constructions as a semiotic entry point into the social practices of trade unions and their responses to workers of migrant background. Combining semiotic theory of Roland Barthes and Stuart Hall with critical discourse theory of Norman Fairclough, trade union work is conceptualised as a social practice that comprises both semiotic and non-semiotic elements. LÄS MER
3. When workers unionize : Trade union effects on management-worker conflict and attitudes towards immediate interests versus broader political agendas
Sammanfattning : Taking its point of departure in the questions of why workers unionize and what happens when they do, this dissertation studies trade union effects on public perceptions and attitudes through the lens of two overarching themes: conflict between management and workers, and tensions between immediate sectional interests versus broader political agendas. These themes are explored empirically through four research papers, studying (1) how union membership, union density, and institutionalization affect perceptions of conflict between management and workers; (2) the impact of trade unions at the workplace level as antecedents of job demands, job autonomy, job control, and training; (3) how union membership and collective bargaining coverage relate to workers’ willingness to prioritize environmental protection above growth and jobs, and; (4) whether and if so how the association between union membership and support for government spending on environmental protection varies internationally based on the level of economic development and environmental performance. LÄS MER
4. Den förståndiga viljan : Svenska järn- och metallarbetareförbundet 1888-1902 : [the Swedish National Union of Iron- and Metalworkers, 1888-1902]
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a study of the shaping of the Swedish National Union of Iron- andMetalworkers (JoMAF) from a class formation perspective. A specific image of a classconscious worker was embedded in the union's organizational forms and practices. Theunion thus encouraged and entrenched a specific conception of what the working class was. LÄS MER
5. Europafacklig samverkan. Problem och möjligheter
Sammanfattning : The overarching aim of this thesis is to examine the conditions for cooperation among trade unions in Europe, and to identify factors making it easier or more difficult. The dissertation centers on two crucial areas: wage determination and working-time regulation. LÄS MER
