Title: Global Unions, Global Business

Authors: Richard Croucher and Elizabeth Cotton

Publisher: Middlesex University Press

Price: £19.95

Bookshop: Amazon

Spartacus Website: British Trade Unionism

Category: Trade Union History

Global Unions, Global Business looks at a little understood aspect of globalization: the role of the Global Union Federations. The book outlines the way that they relate to multinational companies through agreements and structured collaboration, and uses detailed examples of their activities including an in-depth case study of one of the GUF’s dealings with a major multinational company. Throughout the book the authors explore the previously unknown internal lives of the Global Union Federations and propose ideas about how they can strengthen their position internationally, including their resource base. Global Unions, Global Business is a unique contribution to existing literature on globalization, and throws new light both on the international trade union movement and its relations with multinational companies. The book will be of interest to all those interested in the future of trade unionism, multinational companies and corporate social responsibility.

Title: The British High Tide of British Trade Unionism

Editors: John Mcilroy, Nina Fishman, Alan Campbell

Publisher: Merlin Press

Price: £18.95

Bookshop: Amazon

Spartacus Website: British Trade Unionism

Category: Trade Union History

Individual essays chart the position of men and women in work, assess the impact of immigration and map industrial politics. Case studies open up other fields: unions' relations with the Labour Party, media coverage, union education, the Cold War and the diverse political forces from Labourism to Trotskyism forging industrial relations. This path-breaking analysis provides an excellent guide to the trade unionism and militancy of the 1960s and 1970s.

Title: The Post-War Compromise

Author: John Mcilroy, Nina Fishman, Alan Campbell

Publisher: Merlin Press

Price: £18.95

Bookshop: Amazon

Spartacus Website: British Trade Unionism

Category: Trade Union History

This multifaceted text, written by authors from a range of disciplines, focuses on the politics of trade unionism - not only unions' relations with political parties and the state but also on the politics of workplace conflict and industrial action. Scene-setting essays provide broad perspectives on trade union organising, and on the parameters of the post-war industrial environment. Case studies consider particular fields: union relations with the Labour Party, international politics, productivity, major strikes and key groups of workers.

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