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Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels.

The book builds an innovative theoretical framework, through which previously neglected international factors are brought into the analysis of transitions to democracy.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Decades of neoliberal authoritarianism have propelled Turkey into crisis.

This 2002 book analyzes various strategies for American labor''s survival in today''s challenging globalized world economy.

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Organise or Die?

National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistWinner of the California Book AwardA searching portrait of an iconic figure long shrouded in myth by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of an acclaimed history of Chavez's movement.

An ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations.

In Art Work, Katja Praznik counters the Western understanding of art - as a passion for self-expression and an activity done out of love, without any concern for its financial aspects - and instead builds a case for understanding art as a form of invisible labour.

Most of us believe in fairness.

'Work hard, have fun, make history' proclaims the slogan on the walls of Amazon's warehouses.

While workers movements have been largely phased out and considered out-dated in most parts of the world during the 1990s, the 21st century has seen a surge in new and unprecedented forms of strikes and workers organisations.

This study explores the political evolution of the US labor movement, from 1881 to 1917.

The first major study of how the pandemic affected gig workersa sociological exploration that reads like a novel.

Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.

There has been a recent resurgence in interest in the theorization of labour regimes in various disciplines.

Have Mulroney, Reagan and Thatcher beaten labour into the ground?

Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history's oldest social institutions.

Trade unions in most of Europe are on the defensive: in recent decades they have lost membership, sometimes drastically; their collective bargaining power has declined, as has their influence on government; and in many countries, their public respect is much diminished.

This work explores three key topics in social psychology: the manner in which labor unions shape organizational behavior, a relationship which has been effectively ignored in the literature; the organization of the union itself, a fascinating test case for the organizational psychologist; and the way in which theories and methods of organizational psychology may assist labor organizations in achieving their goals.

In the 1990s, states in what would become the eastern edge of the European Union transformed their political systems and economies, leaving state socialism behind for liberal democracies and free markets.

Henry George (1839-1897) rose to fame as a social reformer and economist amid the industrial and intellectual turbulence of the late nineteenth century.

John Dunlop is one of the world's outstanding figures in the theory and practice of industrial relations.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

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Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day.

With job prospects clouded for even the well-educated, those who leave school with no training beyond high school now face great challenges in making the transition from school to work.

As the European Community moves toward full integration of its members' economies, one of the most far-reaching changes will be in the European labor market.

In this important book, leading scholar Alex Dupuy provides a critical reinterpretation of the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath.

This book provides new evidence on teachers unions and their political activities across nations, and offers a foundation for a comparative politics of education.

Margaret Thatcher branded the leaders of the 1984-85 miners' strike "e;the enemy within.

Known as “The Salad Bowl of the World,” California’s Salinas Valley became an agricultural empire due to the toil of diverse farmworkers, including Latinos.

Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments-and why we can't see itOne in four American workers says their workplace is a "e;dictatorship.

Emancipator of the Seamen explores the life and impact of Andrew Furuseth, a Norwegian-born seaman who became a defining figure in the American labor movement through his dedication to the Sailors Union of the Pacific (SUP).

In the 1930s, fewer than one in one hundred U.

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As workers in the private sector struggle with stagnant wages, disappearing benefits, and rising retirement ages, unionized public employees retire in their fifties with over $100,000 a year in pension and healthcare benefits.

On the 50th anniversary of In Place of Strife, this scholarly study makes extensive use of previously unpublished archival and other primary sources to explain why Harold Wilson and Barbara Castle embarked on legislation to regulate the trade unions and curb strikes, and why this aroused such strong opposition, not just from the unions, but within the Cabinet and among backbench Labour MPs.

In 1922, a coal miner strike spread across the United States, swallowing the heavily-unionized mining town of Herrin, Illinois.

Cet ouvrage, qui résulte d’une collaboration entre auteurs belges, français et canadiens propose différentes perspectives touchant la gestion des ressources humaines.

Henry George (1839-1897) rose to fame as a social reformer and economist amid the industrial and intellectual turbulence of the late nineteenth century.

The 2008 global financial crisis and the subsequent Eurozone crisis triggered dramatic changes in European labour relations.

The history of labour in Canada is most often understood to mean – and presented as – the history of blue-collar workers, especially men.

Leading scholar Alex Dupuy investigates themes of class, power, and gender in Haiti in the capitalist world-economy-from independence and indemnity to the US occupation and current crisis after the assassination of President Moise.

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In this groundbreaking study of organic farming, Julie Guthman challenges accepted wisdom about organic food and agriculture in the Golden State.

The Jonathan Presidency provides a comprehensive and unique analysis of Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan's first twelve months in office.