The Meaning of Militancy?

This title was first published in 2003.This book examines key issues in trade union research such as: militancy and moderation; 'trade union bureaucracy'; workplace unionism; factionalism and political consciousness; and theories of social partnership. These themes are examined by considering the effectiveness of union militancy in resisting increased commercialisation within the public sector. The book compares the response of postal workers (which has been comparatively militant) to that of other workers facing similar situations and provides an explanation of why postal workers have been partially successful in fending off new management techniques and privatisation. Further insights are provided by an extension of the analysis to postal workers in six other major industrial countries.