Holgate, VJ (2015) Community organising in the UK: A ‘new’ approach for trade unions? Economic and Industrial Democracy, 36 (3). 431 - 455. ISSN 0143-831X
Abstract
In recent years a number of UK unions have been considering how to (re)engage with communities in order to rebuild the links that were so important to the origins and development of trade unionism. As such, we have seen parts of the UK union movement investing time and resources into exploring whether community organising can engage new actors and new union members in fighting for workers’ rights and against social injustice more broadly. This article explores the factors behind this ‘new’ turn to community-based organising and outlines the current state of developments in this area; it is based on over 10 years of research into community organising in the UK, working closely with the TUC, affiliate unions and community-based organisations. Findings suggest that the current economic climate and declining power at the point of production, as well as successes by new actors in the employment-relations arena, are driving this current interest and activity in community organising.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013, Author. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Economic and Industrial Democracy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. If referencing please use printed version from the journal. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Work and Employment Relation Division (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2015 13:39 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 21:30 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X13511275 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications (UK and US) |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0143831X13511275 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86017 |