Cultural Diversity in Trade Unions

by Wets, Johan

• ISBN13: 9781840145267
• ISBN10: 1840145269
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	viii
List of Appendices	ix
List of Contributors	x
Acknowledgements	xii
Introduction: Squaring the Circle? Trade Unions Torn between Class Solidarity and Regional and Cultural Identities in Western Europe	1	(18)
Patrick Pasture
Cultural Diversity and Politics: An Introduction	19	(16)
Staffan Zetterholm
PART I: REGIONAL AND LOCAL CULTURAL DIVERSITIES
Divergent Developments, Regional Alliances and National Solidarity in Belgium	35	(36)
Patrick Pasture
The Italian Trade Unions and the Local Challenge	71	(20)
Giampiero Bianchi
Industrial Relations in Spain: Does Regional Diversity Awaken Union Tendencies to Divergence?	91	(28)
Jacint Jordana
Industrial Relations and Trade Unions in Economic and Social Transformation in East Germany	119	(32)
Volkmar Kreißig
PART II: TRADE UNIONS AND THE CHALLENGE OF IMMIGRANT WORKER CULTURES
Trade Union Policies towards Immigrants: The Case of Belgium (1944-97)	151	(18)
Albert Martens
Trade Union Policies Regarding Immigration and Immigrant Workers in the Netherlands (1960-95)	169	(22)
Judith Roosblad
Immigrants as a Special Target: Ambiguity of Solidaristic Action	191	(16)
Maurizio Ambrosini
Organised Labour and the Black Worker in England: A Critical Analysis of Postwar Trends	207	(20)
Satnam Virdee
The French Trade Union Movement and the Struggle Against Racism in the Workplace	227
Philippe Bataille