Strategies for union renewal in the context of public sector outsourcing

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-61

  Cunningham, Ian ^a   James, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outsourcing; Partnership; Public sector; Trade unions; Union organizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749111352     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X09349140     Document Type: Article

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