Tech companies overseas are signing collective agreements with their employees. Might Australia be next?
Articles on Unions
Displaying 201 - 220 of 338 articles
And it doesn’t involve immigrant bashing. Quite the opposite.
While the Supreme Court’s Janus ruling dealt a blow to organized labor, three lessons from Nevada’s unions suggest things aren’t as bleak as they appear.
The Janus decision by the Supreme Court is a serious legal and financial blow to unions and their hundreds of thousands of members. But it will not kill public-employee unions or teachers’ unions.
Research finds union members earn more because they have more experience than their non-union colleagues.
Women played and integral role in the year-long struggle – despite a culture that expected them to stay at home.
An all-women workforce used to weed Italy’s rice fields. And they left a powerful historical legacy.
The Supreme Court could kill collective bargaining throughout the country, making workers worse off and exacerbating inequality.
History tells us governments do not always get what they wish for, and in fact often perverse outcomes flow from policy choices.
Even with the most favourable laws, unions will still need to confront the reality of a dramatic transformation in the world of work.
Although over 200 CEOs have promised to share windfalls from the recent tax cut with their employers – something the president is likely to bring up in the State of the Union – research suggests workers aren’t holding their breath.
Labour movements on both sides of the Atlantic have a rich history that’s worth rereading now.
Does 21st century corporate logic contain the seeds of its own destruction?
Trump has attacked NAFTA, saying that cheap, under-regulated Mexican labor hurts American workers. If he’s right, then NAFTA negotiations could be a chance to push Mexico on workers’ rights.
To stop pilots strikes this Christmas, Ryanair made a massive U-turn on previous policy on recognising unions.
In order to tackle inequality, we need to understand what drives resistance to it and government responsiveness.
Joe Ricketts abruptly shut down DNAinfo and Gothamist after his employees voted to unionize. Is what he did legal? And how could similar events be prevented in the future?
Humankind has today reached a historical peak in developing its strengths. It should use it to create a human community of nations inclusive on all fronts : scholars can help.
The government’s obvious attempt to use the recently established Registered Organisations Commission for political purposes is an abuse of power.
A senior staffer of Employment Minister Michaelia Cash was forced to quit after tipping off the media about police raids on the Australian Workers Union’s offices.
Top contributors
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
-
Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
-
Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
-
Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
-
Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
-
Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
-
Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
-
Associate Tutor, University of Surrey
-
Professor Emeritus of Management, Colorado State University
-
Sessional Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
-
Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney
-
Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University
-
Associate Professor, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
-
Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Brock University