Union democracy and shopfloor mobilization: Social movement unionism in South African auto and clothing plants

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-48

  Hirschsohn, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mobilization; Social movement unionism; South Africa; Trade unions; Union democracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846999712     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X07073025     Document Type: Review

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