The New Generation of Trade Union Leaders and Prospects for Union Revitalization
2004; Wiley; Volume: 42; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00319.x
ISSN1467-8543
Autores Tópico(s)Social Policy and Reform Studies
ResumoAbstract The year 2003 was widely perceived as the year of the ‘awkward squad’— a group of recently elected union leaders more prepared than their predecessors to challenge New Labour. It was also a year in which unions were perceived to have experienced the beginnings of a recovery. In this review I argue that both of these perceptions are misplaced. The new generation of union leaders are a more disparate bunch than the ‘awkward squad’ label implies. The unions they lead remain seriously weakened by a harsh and inhospitable environment. Union recovery is unlikely unless the environment changes or the new union leaders can succeed against the odds in changing the environment through political activity.
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