“Bearing All the Hallmarks of Oppression”: Union Avoidance in Europe's Largest Low-cost Airline

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 252-270

  O'ullivan, Michelle ^a   Gunnigle, Patrick ^b  

^a Irish Medical Organisation ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; legislation; low cost airline; trade union recognition; union avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549149304     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X08319661     Document Type: Article

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