Democracy, social justice and the role of trade unions : we the working people /
edited by Caroline Kelly and Joo-Cheong Tham.
Bok Engelsk 2021 · Electronic books.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Includes index.. - Cover -- Front Matter -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1-11 -- Chapter 1 DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AS ORGANISING PRINCIPLES -- Democracy, Social Justice and Trade Unions -- Outline of the Book -- Notes -- Chapter 2 ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY, WORKERS AND UNIONS -- Types of Decision-Making Models -- Associational Power and the Constraints on Capital -- Institutional Power and the Identity of Decision Makers -- Financial Power and the Question of Ownership -- Economic Democracy and the Planet -- Notes -- Chapter 3 NOBODY OWNS THE FUTURE -- Reviving the Impulse to Economic Democracy -- The Zenith of Liberal-Democratic-Capitalism -- Capitalism First! and the New Denialism -- Untrammelled Economic Growth and the Social Democratic Compact -- Economic Freedom as a Public Health Risk -- Nobody Owns the Future -- The COVID-19 Microcosm -- Beyond Fanaticism -- Notes -- Chapter 4 REGULATORY APPROACHES TO THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF TRADE UNIONS IN AUSTRALIA: FROM DEMOCRATIC CONTROL TO CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY -- Early Federation: Conciliation, Arbitration and Registration -- Twentieth-Century Regulation of the Internal Affairs of Trade Unions -- The rise of 'democratic control' and the influence of administrative law principles -- The emergence of 'accountability' and the influence of corporations and fiduciary law -- The Regulation of Internal Trade Union Affairs in Recent Decades -- Treatment of unions as corporations -- Democratic control: diminished focus -- Emerging Issues -- Notes The author would like to thank Professors Anthony Forsyth and Joo-Cheong Tham for their valuable feedback on an earlier draft of this chapter and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. This chapter is dedicated to the memory of the Hono.. - Chapter 5 TRADE UNIONS AND THE REGULATION OF ELECTION FUNDING: BETWEEN LIBERTARIANISM AND EGALITARIANISM -- The Lure of Libertarianism -- Electing for Egalitarianism -- An Egalitarian Approach to Caps on Contributions46 -- An Egalitarian Approach to Caps on Spending -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 TRADE UNIONS AND PRECARIOUS WORK: IN SEARCH OF EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES -- The Challenge of Precarious Work -- Two Mistaken Theories -- European Discussion -- German Examples -- Union Initiatives in Australia -- Barriers to Effective Action -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 'IS THERE AN APP FOR THAT?' WORKER REPRESENTATION, UNIONS AND THE GIG ECONOMY -- The Hard Road: Organising Platform Workers -- Resisting Regulation through Union-Busting Tactics: The Platforms' Campaign against AB5 in California, and Its Aftermath -- COVID-19: The Insecurity (and Danger) of Gig Work Laid Bare -- Lessons from AB5/Prop 22 and COVID-19, and What Role for Australian Unions vis-à-vis Gig Workers? -- Notes -- Chapter 8 TEMPORARY MIGRANT WORKERS AND TRADE UNIONS IN AUSTRALIA: A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP -- The Context -- Temporary Migrant Workers and Trade Unions in the Horticulture Industry -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9 UNIONS, FOSSIL FUEL EXPORTS AND A JUST TRANSITION -- Motivating a Just Climate Transition -- The Role of Unions -- Unions, Coal and Exports -- Is it really a harm? -- Difference making -- Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Exports -- Notes -- Chapter 10 TRADE AGREEMENTS, LABOUR RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY -- Labour Rights -- Temporary Overseas Workers and Labour Rights -- Stronger Monopolies on Medicines -- Legal Rights for Global Corporations to Sue Governments -- The Trade Agreement Process and Democratic Rights -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 11 TRADE UNIONS, LABOUR LAW AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM: THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- Before the Lockdown.. - During the Lockdown -- Emerging from Lockdown -- After the Lockdown -- Conclusion -- Notes -- End Matter -- Notes -- Index.. - Trade unions worldwide face a powerful paradox at this critical juncture: collective organisations for workers are urgently needed and yet there are serious pressures undercutting the legitimate role of trade unions. The aim of this book is to examine how trade unions can effectively navigate this deeply contradictory challenge. It is underpinned by the conviction that trade unions are - and should be - vital institutions for democracy and social justice. Written by leading scholars in industrial relations and labour law as well as those in political philosophy and political science, the collection tackles a range of pressing topics for trade unions including: the climate crisis; the COVID-19 pandemic; economic democracy; democracy within trade unions; precarious work; and election campaigns.
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| ISBN | 1-78527-781-2. - 1-78527-782-0
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