The role of job representatives in an organizing strategy: The case of the Australian Nursing Federation

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-44

  Bartram, Timothy ^a   Stanton, Pauline ^a   Elovaris, Lauren ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delegates; Organizing; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149119299     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185607085693     Document Type: Article

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