Capital mobility, job loss, and union strategy: The case of the UK aerospace industry

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-318

  Danford, Andy ^a   Richardson, Mike ^a   Stewart, Paul ^b   Tailby, Stephanie ^a   Upchurch, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace industry; New flexible firms; Union militancy; Union strategies; Workplace partnership; Works councils

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249145754     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X07299705     Document Type: Review

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