Union renewal through cross-border merger: Rationale, processes and challenges

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-394

  Gekara, Victor Oyaro ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cross border union merger; Nautilus International Union; seafarers; shipping labour; union renewal

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650274548     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680110384536     Document Type: Article

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