Towards a Politics of the Rainbow
Self-Organization in the Trade Union Movement
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Jill C. Humphrey | ISBN: | 9781351744034 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jill C. Humphrey |
| ISBN: | 9781351744034 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This title was first published in 2002: The trade union movement in twentieth-century Britain has been a cornerstone for society’s marginalized members - women, disabled people, lesbians and gay men and people from black and ethnic minority communities. As these groups of workers self-organized to reform their unions, they built a bridge between the old social movement based around class position and labour identity and the new social movements based around civil rights and status stratifications. This book presents a detailed look at self-organization within public sector unions through the emergence of four self-organized groups within NALGO and later, UNISON. Drawing upon unique insider knowledge of the alliances and antipathies between the self-organized groups and the host union, the book also provides fascinating revelations of the tensions between self-organized groups themselves. This study will be essential reading for students of political sociology and industrial relations.
This title was first published in 2002: The trade union movement in twentieth-century Britain has been a cornerstone for society’s marginalized members - women, disabled people, lesbians and gay men and people from black and ethnic minority communities. As these groups of workers self-organized to reform their unions, they built a bridge between the old social movement based around class position and labour identity and the new social movements based around civil rights and status stratifications. This book presents a detailed look at self-organization within public sector unions through the emergence of four self-organized groups within NALGO and later, UNISON. Drawing upon unique insider knowledge of the alliances and antipathies between the self-organized groups and the host union, the book also provides fascinating revelations of the tensions between self-organized groups themselves. This study will be essential reading for students of political sociology and industrial relations.
