TY - BOOK AU - Platzer,Hans-Wolfgang AU - M�uller,Torsten AU - R�ub,Stefan AU - Oettgen,Thomas R. AU - Helmer,Matthias ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Global and European trade union federations: a handbook and analysis of transnational trade union organizations and policies AV - HD6476 .P553 2011eb U1 - 331.88094 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Peter Lang KW - Labor unions KW - Europe KW - History KW - Industrial relations KW - Globalization KW - Political aspects KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Section a political, historical and research context: aims and approach of the research -- Introduction -- Research strategy and conceptual framework -- Globalization and eu integration: the institutional and economic context and new trade union challenges -- Lineages of transnational trade union organization and policy -- Section b profiles and structural developments of transnational trade union federations -- International metalworkers federation (IMF) -- International federation of chemical, energy, mine and general workers' unions (ICEM) -- International transport workers' federation (ITF) -- Building and wood workers? international (BWI) -- UNI global union descriptive profiles -- Public services international (PSI) -- International textile, garment and leather workers federation (ITGLWF) -- International union of food, agricultural, hotel, restaurant, catering, tobacco and allied workers' associations (IUF) : organizational overviews -- Education international (EI), international federation of journalists (IFJ), international arts and entertainment alliance (IAEA) -- European metalworkers' federation (EMF) -- European mine, chemical, and energy workers' federation (EMCEF) -- European transport workers' federation (ETF) -- European federation of building and woodworkers (EFBW) -- Union network international : Europa (UNI-Europa) descriptive profiles -- European public services union (EPSU) -- European trade union federation of textiles, clothing and leather -- European federation of food, agriculture and tourism trade unions (EFFAT) -- Organizational overviews -- European trade union committee for education (ETUCE), European federation of journalists (EFJ), European arts and entertainment alliance (EAEA), European confederation of police (EUROCOP) -- The global and european trade union federations : comparative perspectives -- On organization and strategy -- New fields and instruments of trade union activity at global level -- Organizational development and functional profiles of the global union federations : contours and trends -- New areas and instruments of trade union policy in the European Union -- Organizational development and functional profiles of the European industry federations : contours and trends; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10600587 ER -