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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.
Often portrayed as an old plodding cart house, can the TUC become agile again?
Brexit could erode workers’ wages and conditions, particularly if the British government deregulates employment laws and undercuts EU standards.
The protest song "Stimela" remains as much a song about present and future aspirations, as it is of the past.
A strike around a specific employment issue can easily develop a momentum of its own and become a catalyst for a much wider expression of dissatisfaction.
There are undoubtedly advantages for unions in terms of access and policy influence by having former officials as MPs.
The Supreme Court could kill collective bargaining throughout the country, making workers worse off and exacerbating inequality.
Even with the most favourable laws, unions will still need to confront the reality of a dramatic transformation in the world of work.
It will take 217 years for women to achieve equal pay at the current rate.
Labour movements on both sides of the Atlantic have a rich history that's worth rereading now.
The number of days lost to strikes are near all-time lows since records began.
Proposed changes to South Africa's labour laws would make it almost impossible to strike and render the planned national minimum wage unenforceable.
Employers increasingly expect employees to take responsibility for ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
Around the world, McDonald’s is known for its staunch and well-resourced attempt to remain 'union free'.
Union membership continues to fall, particularly within industries that traditionally claim a strong union heritage.
The Prices and Incomes Accord was a series of agreements between Labor and the ACTU where unions would moderate their wage demands in exchange for improvements in the 'social wage'.
A major shift to an industrial relations model that benefits all parties will only happen with the utmost co-operation of Australian workers, unions and – most crucially – employers.
There is little chance of industrial unrest on the the scale of the 1970s, but Labour still has to tread carefully.
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Affiliate Research Associate, University of Glasgow
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Teaching Fellow in Human Resource Management, University of Sussex
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
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Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor of Work and Employment Relations, University of Leeds
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Professor of Work and Employment, University of Glasgow
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University Teacher in History, Loughborough University
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
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Associate Dean, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
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Adjunct professor, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Management + Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
