Public sector trade unionism in the UK: Strategic challenges in the face of colonization

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 442-459

  Edwards, Gemma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonization; Communicative action; Habermas; NUT; Public sector restructuring; Union decline; Union renewal

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349456737     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017009337075     Document Type: Article

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