Understanding caring, organizing women: How framing a problem shapes union strategy

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-410

  Yates, Charlotte ab ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

child care workers; community; framing; representation; Union organizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997994514     PISSN: 10242589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1024258910373870     Document Type: Article

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