Essays about: "Unionism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word Unionism.

1. 1. Unionism and Income An analysis of the Right to work laws on wage dispersion in the United States

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karl Palmgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Right-to-work; Right to work; wage dispersion; Difference in Difference; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate the effect of introducing Right-to-work laws on wages and the dispersion of wages in the United States, using a staggered Difference in Difference model pioneered by Callaway & Sant’Anna (2021) on wages and individual wage quantiles. Introducing Right-to-work laws appear to have a generally positive effect on wages and wage dispersion for all wages. READ MORE

3. 2. Digitalization, automation, and greening inthe Danish metal industry. : Local implementation and industrial relations consequences

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Lars Graadal; [2023]
   Keywords : Industrial relations; power; Unionism; unions; digitalization; automation; automatization; greening; sustainability; metal industry;

   Abstract : This study is about one of the most revolutionary developments in Denmark's metal industry in recent times. Ongoing digitalization and automation, paralleled with the transition to CO2-neutral production is not only changing work procedures but also disrupting industrial relations. READ MORE

4. 3. No jobs on a dead planet: Swedish unions’ perceptions of their roles in a just transition

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hedvig Schylander; [2021-06-15]
   Keywords : Just transition; Sweden; Labour unions; Unionisation; The Swedish Model; Climate change; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals; SDG; Climate transition; Agenda 2030;

   Abstract : If we are to avoid the worst-case scenarios of climate change and environmental issues, we must drastically reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases. Such a transition to an ecologically sustainable society has far-reaching consequences on production systems and labour markets. READ MORE

5. 4. Investigating Swedish Trade Unions’ Labor Market Preferences: the role of union member labor market risk exposure and the white-collar/blue-collar union divide

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sven Johan Richard Forsén; [2019]
   Keywords : Industrial relations; trade unions; labor market policy; policy preferences; union politics; employment protection legislation; solidaristic wage-setting; unemployment insurance; training rights; continuous education.;

   Abstract : In the literature on the emergence of the welfare state, the strength of trade unions and the organized working class is often touted as the primary driving force behind the welfare state project. Furthermore, much of the previous literature has tended to assume union homogeneity across countries, federations, industries and professions. READ MORE

6. 5. Civil society and democracy : the case of union activism in Luanda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Linete Roque Andersson; [2018]
   Keywords : Civil Society; Trade Union; Unionism; Democracy; Angola; Africa; Human Rights; Polit-ical Rights; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Based on fieldwork interviews from two different trade unions in Luanda, this study aims to reflect on the role of civil society for the consolidation of democracy in Angola, and in particular, the challenges of trade unionism and its effects on democracy. Using the meth-od of inductive reasoning to process data, it first addresses themes derived from the inter-views such as Financial struggles, Trade union resistance and Lack of a grassroots-perspective, themes which are then analyzed in relation to Larry Diamonds Conventional notion of civil society. READ MORE