This article draws on the concept of communities of practice (COP) in order to illuminate the
phenomenon of 'indie unions' and their contribution to the UK labour movement. These …

This article proposes a Marxist political economy (MPE) of youth to explain the material
conditions of young people in developed economies. Central concepts of capitalist …

In this article we examine work reorganisation in technician units at France Télécom
(FT/Orange) following the social crisis associated with employee suicides in 2007–2009. As …

Drawing on institutional theory, this paper advances understanding of how restructuring
practices are shaped by the organisational and institutional context and the concerns for …

A short health workers' strike held in early 2020 in Hong Kong at the start of the Covid-19
pandemic demonstrates the importance of democratic framing of social movement unionism …

The archetypal model of full-time regular employment is now increasingly challenged by
wide-ranging alternatives. The most common feature of such alternatives is a progressive …

Dans différents contextes nationaux, institutionnels et organisationnels, et dans un contexte
d'incertitude, diverses formes d'organisation de travailleurs, anciennes et nouvelles, mènent …

In different national, institutional and organisational contexts, and in conditions of
uncertainty, worker organisations, old and new, are experimenting in response to the major …

The article identifies how tensions between different levels of worker solidarity helped shape
the possibilities of collective action in automobile and related sector trade unions in …

This chapter discusses menopause issues in UK workplaces via a lens of trade unions and
employment relations. There are four main reasons why a focus on trade unions is important …