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The Liberals have for years sought to make Shorten’s union background and associations work for them. They haven’t so far had anything like the success they hoped. The question is, can Morrison?
Americans want more say about their benefits, training and other important issues at work.
Tech companies overseas are signing collective agreements with their employees. Might Australia be next?
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?
Top contributors
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Affiliate Research Associate, University of Glasgow
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Teaching Fellow in Human Resource Management, University of Sussex
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George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management Professor, Work and Organization Studies Co-Director, MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD candidate researching worker voice, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Management, Colorado State University
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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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, Monash Business School, Department of Management, Melbourne, Australia, Monash University
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Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
