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Organising and Union Modernisation: Narratives of Renewal in Britain

In: Union Revitalisation in Advanced Economies

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  • Miguel Martinez Lucio

    (University of Manchester)

  • Mark Stuart

    (University of Leeds)

Abstract

This chapter presents an assessment of the union organising agenda in Britain. It considers the origins and recent developments of organising, and assesses how the union movement has sought to operationalise organising as a tool for revitalisation. The nature and relative efficacy of the concept for union revitalisation has stimulated an extensive academic debate — see for example, the recent exchanges between Carter (2006) and de Turberville (2004, 2007a, and this volume). Whilst there is general consensus on the importance of organising to the reinvigoration of activist networks and self-activity, commentaries on the conceptual ideals and practical realities of organising have been more divided. To what extent, for example, is it to possible to differentiate union organising from ‘union servicing’? And how should the respective roles of workplace activists and EUOs be prioritised, and articulated, in relation to the furtherance of organising?

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  • Miguel Martinez Lucio & Mark Stuart, 2009. "Organising and Union Modernisation: Narratives of Renewal in Britain," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Gregor Gall (ed.), Union Revitalisation in Advanced Economies, chapter 2, pages 17-37, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-23347-8_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230233478_2
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    Cited by:

    1. Andy Hodder & Paul Edwards, 2015. "The essence of trade unions: understanding identity, ideology and purpose," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 29(5), pages 843-854, October.
    2. Chris F Wright, 2013. "The response of unions to the rise of precarious work in Britain," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 24(3), pages 279-296, September.
    3. Heather Connolly & Stefania Marino & Miguel Martinez Lucio, 2017. "‘Justice for Janitors’ goes Dutch: the limits and possibilities of unions’ adoption of organizing in a context of regulated social partnership," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 31(2), pages 319-335, April.
    4. Richard Croucher & Geoffrey Wood, 2017. "Union renewal in historical perspective," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 31(6), pages 1010-1020, December.
    5. Carl Parker & James Rees, 2013. "Membership growth at a time of union decline," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 19(4), pages 521-538, November.
    6. Alison Barnes & Nikola Balnave, 2015. "Back to grass roots: Peak union councils and community campaigning," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 26(4), pages 577-595, December.

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