04078nam a2200445 a 4500 ebr10600587 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110603s2011 enka sb 001 0 eng d 2011022789 9783034307444 (alk. paper) 3034307446 (alk. paper) 9783034307444 9783035301854 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)813285572 e------ HD6476 .P553 2011eb 331.88094 23 Platzer, Hans-Wolfgang. Global and European trade union federations [electronic resource] : a handbook and analysis of transnational trade union organizations and policies / Hans-Wolfgang Platzer and Torsten M�uller ; in cooperation with Stefan R�ub, Thomas R. Oettgen and Matthias Helmer. Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, c2011. xxxiv, 915 p. : ill. Trade unions past, present and future, 1662-7784 ; v. 14 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. Labor unions Europe History. Labor unions History. Industrial relations History. Globalization Political aspects. Electronic books. local M�uller, Torsten. R�ub, Stefan. Oettgen, Thomas R. Helmer, Matthias. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10600587 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 98784 98784