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Beschreibung
Robert Taylor examines some of the most important personalities and events that shaped the Trades Union Congress during the twentieth century, from the General Strike of 1926 to the New Unionism of the 1990s. The study includes portraits of Walter Citrine, founder of the modern TUC, as well as Ernest Bevin, Arthur Deaking, Frank Cousins, George Woodcock, Vic Feather, Jack Jones, Len Murray, Norman Willis and John Monks.
Robert Taylor examines some of the most important personalities and events that shaped the Trades Union Congress during the twentieth century, from the General Strike of 1926 to the New Unionism of the 1990s. The study includes portraits of Walter Citrine, founder of the modern TUC, as well as Ernest Bevin, Arthur Deaking, Frank Cousins, George Woodcock, Vic Feather, Jack Jones, Len Murray, Norman Willis and John Monks.
Über den Autor
ROBERT TAYLOR is employment editor of the Financial Times. Previous books include The Future of Trade Unionism (1994) and The Trade Union Question in British Politics (1993).
Zusammenfassung
1 Robert Taylor is a well-known journalist and writer on the Labour Party and TUC
2 Specially commissioned by the TUC for the Centenary of its foundation - exclusive access to archives
3 The first major history of the TUC, accessibly written through biographical portraits of its leaders
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements Introduction: The TUC: An Assessment Walter Citrine and TUC Modernisation 1926-1939 Ernest Bevin and the TUC's War 1939-1945 Trade Union Freedom and the Labour Movement: Arthur Deaking, Frank Cousins 1945-1964 What Are We Here For? George Woodcock and TUC Reform 1960-1969 Under Siege: Vic Feather and the Battle for the TUC 1969-1973 Jack Jones and the Social Contract: Myths and Realities Into the Wilderness : The TUC Under Len Murray and Norman Willis Postscript: John Monks and New Unionism Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Fachbereich: Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige
Genre: Importe, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xi
299 S.
ISBN-13: 9780333930663
ISBN-10: 0333930665
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Taylor, R.
Hersteller: Palgrave Macmillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 235 x 155 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: R. Taylor
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.09.2000
Gewicht: 0,476 kg
Artikel-ID: 109698734