The fifth estate : Britain's unions in the seventies /: Britain's unions in the seventies. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Taylor.
• Authors: Taylor, Robert, 1943-
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; Part One: Profile of the Movement ; 1. The Growth of the Unions 2. The TUC – Carthorse of Great Russell Street 3. The Politics of the Unions 4. The Influence of the Unions 5. How Democratic are the Unions? 6. The Challenge from Below 7. Workers of the World Unite 8. How Effective are the Unions?; Part Two: Varieties of Unionism ; 9. One Industrial Union 10. All Men are Brethren 11. The Loyal Brothers 12. The New Public Sector Giants 13. The Miners’ Revival 14. White-collar Rivals 15. The Hammer of the Left 16. The Weaker Brethren 17. Industrial Unions on the Defensive 18. Public Service Malaise 19. The Fleet Street Follies 20. All Kinds of Everything; Select Bibliography; Postscript: The Significance of Grunwick; Appendix: The Wage Round: Prescription for Chaos?; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 331.880941; Labor unions -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429817601; 9780429817618; 9780429817595; 9780429445279
• Related ISBNs: 9781138334489
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