How Labour Built Neoliberalism

How Labour Built Neoliberalism
Author: Elizabeth Humphrys
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2018-10-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004383468

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role? In How Labour Built Neoliberalism, Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labor Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism’s global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future.

The Accord

The Accord
Author: Peter Cook
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1991
Genre: Australia
ISBN:

13 Years of Hard Labor

13 Years of Hard Labor
Author: Pat Brewer
Publisher: Resistance Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780909196639

Short History of the Australian Labor Movement

Short History of the Australian Labor Movement
Author: Brian Charles Fitzpatrick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1968
Genre: Australia
ISBN:

Study of historical aspects of the trade union movement in Australia, with particular reference to the period from 1855 to 1944 - includes a biography of the author (1905-1965), and covers labour movements and other social movements, the coal miners union, strikes, lockouts (1890-1894 and 1917), political party activity, social policy, the trade union position in respect of international relations, etc. Bibliography pp. 54 to 59. Biography fitzpatrick b.

The Future of Unions and Worker Representation

The Future of Unions and Worker Representation
Author: Anthony Forsyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2022-01-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1509924981

This book charts the path to revitalisation for trade unions in Australia, the USA, the UK, and Italy. It examines the examples of innovation and digital campaigning that are enabling unions to build new forms of worker power – and overcome decades of declining membership wrought by neoliberalism, globalisation, and hostility from employers and the state. The study evaluates the responses of unions in each country to falling membership levels since the 1980s. It considers the US 'organising model' and its adoption in Australia and the UK, comparing this with the strategies of Italian unions which have been more deliberately focused on precarious and migrant workers. The increasing reliance of US unions on community alliances, as seen in the 'Fight for $15' and similar campaigns, is scrutinised along with new union prototypes like Hospo Voice in Australia, the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain and SI Cobas in Italy. The book includes an in-depth analysis of union responses to the gig economy in the four countries, and the emergence of self-organised worker collectives to combat this exploitative business model. The vital role played by unions in defending the interests of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic is also examined. As well as highlighting the most successful union initiatives to meet the challenges of the past 30 years, the book assesses the strengths and deficiencies of the legal framework for union representation in the four nations. It identifies the labour law reforms needed to rebuild collectivism, but argues that more is needed than favourable laws. This cross-national study provides a rich basis for identifying the combination of reforms, strategies and linkages required to ensure that unions can remain relevant for a new generation of digitally-active workers.