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  | Book Review | Labour History, 84 | The History Cooperative
Thus, Koo argues, the industrial structure, rising political opposition and an emerging working-class culture were significant in the growth of working-class solidarity throughout the 1980s.
The epicentre for such industrial unrest was the industrial city of Ulsan, home of numerous Hyundai subsidiaries, in particular the Hyundai Motor Company and the shipyards of Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Industrial unrest and street demonstrations spread unrest to other industrial cities in the South such as Pusan, Changwon and Masan and to other chaebol workplaces.
www.historycooperative.org /journals/lab/84/br_9.html   (1478 words)

  
 Survey sees 50% fall in industrial unrest
Even though labour reforms in India remains a contentious issue, a significant change in India's industrial sector during the year 2002 was a dramatic 50 per cent fall in instances of strikes and lockouts.
The number of industrial strikes and lockouts came down by half to 321 during the first nine months of 2002 from 674 in the previous year, the survey said.
While highest incidence of strikes and lockouts were being faced in the textile, coal-mining and engineering industries, the states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat experienced the highest number of strikes and lockouts in 2001.
www.rediff.com /money/2003/feb/27survey11.htm   (245 words)

  
 Tim Pringle, Industrial Unrest in China—A Labour Movement in the Making?
Others would point to at least six outbreaks of unrest dating back to the 1950s as evidence that the Chinese working class has a tradition of militancy that makes little distinction as to whether the boss wears a red star on his cap or an old school badge on his western suit.
In the eyes of the World Bank and various neo-liberal economists, one of the great achievements of the Deng era was to lay the groundwork for an economy that operated on the principles of the 'trickledown' theory, as opposed to notions of the right to work and the right to basic welfare.
A direct result of the unrest has been the reappearance of politically motivated labour organisers, labour lawyers and even the resurgence of a reformist wing in the ACFTU, an organisation soundly purged after it offered lukewarm support to the students during the 1989 Democracy Movement.
www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/55/294.html   (3617 words)

  
 The Nassau Guardian - Unrests could cripple economy
If the current industrial unrest continues into the Christmas season, The Bahamas would be effectively "shooting itself in the foot", according to Bahamas Employer's Confederation president Brian Nutt.
Nutt, the current industrial unrests ongoing in the country are reflective of people unaware of the economic conditions.
The Bahamas is experiencing multiple industrial unrests in both the public and private sectors.
www.thenassauguardian.com /business/95150832600417.php   (543 words)

  
 Industrial unrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The industrial relations system in Australia is likely to undergo another round of significant change when the Federal Government gains control of the Senate in July.
This will especially be the case for unions, which operate in the federal system for some awards and agreements but that also have state branches active in their respective state systems, maintaining and pursuing state awards and agreements.
It is unlikely to be a simple matter for unions to realign their structures and processes to deal with new industrial framework if the state systems become practically defunct for many employees currently covered by them.
www.lawyersweekly.com.au /articles/DB/0C02E1DB.asp?Type=55&Category=924   (2615 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Striking changes
Industrial unrest is back in fashion, it seems.
It is not just the university lecturers: all the rail unions are balloting for a strike against the proposal for a sharp increase in employees' pension contributions.
The answer is that they are all the past or present employees of a nationalised industry, the public sector or a mass employer - the vestigial remains of old trade unionism.
politics.guardian.co.uk /unions/comment/0,,1780118,00.html   (713 words)

  
 The Red Scare: Liberal and Socialist Patterns of Reaction, 1919-1920 by Bonar Ludwig Hernández
The unrest gripped public attention when a nation-wide steel strike was called in the same month.
As the labor unrest reached unprecedented levels, liberals began to seriously criticize the federal government's industrial policy.
Liberator blamed the lumber industry of Centralia for organizing the initial legionary charge, which forced the Wobblies to defend their headquarters, and thus, to cause bloodshed.
userwww.sfsu.edu /~epf/2000/hernandez.html   (6965 words)

  
 Clifford Staples' Homepage
The industrial unrest of the years 1907--14 has been described by historians as the ”great unrest.”   In parts of the country it was in fact unrest among women, for example, in London and the Black Country.
In the metal-trades industries in and around Birmingham and the Black Country, the WU focused its efforts on forcing employer recognition and then fighting for a scale of minimum wages.
After successful campaigns for the NFWW in the Birmingham baking industry, and with women chain-makers in Cradley Heath in 1910, she was asked to collaborate with the Worker’s Union during the Bilston metal worker’s strike of 1911, and subsequently joined the Worker’s Union (Lewenhak, 1977: 123-127; Soldon, 1978: 66-70; Corbett, 1966; 92-103; Thom, 1986: 266).
learn.aero.und.edu /pages.asp?PageID=17163   (11895 words)

  
 University of North Dakota | InsertOfficeName
The industrial unrest of the years 1907--14 has been described by historians as the "great unrest." In parts of the country it was in fact unrest among women, for example, in London and the Black Country.
Indeed, perhaps mindful of their role in stimulating this "unrest of women," the WU then was faced with the problem of reminding and reassuring everyone, but particularly the male workers, that the rebellion was directed at the employers and not, despite occasional appearances to the contrary, at them, i.e.
The industrial transformation must be charted as more than, less than, and also different from the conventional history of class relations." For a study of how English capitalists "fathered the workplace" in the nineteenth century, see Lown, 1983; 1990.
www.und.nodak.edu /dept/soc/Staples/astrikeofgirls.html   (14868 words)

  
 Rising unemployment provokes widespread industrial unrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Between 100,000 and 200,000 South Korean workers and their supporters are expected to take part in a mass rally in Seoul this Sunday to protest the continuing wave of sackings throughout industry which has rapidly led to record levels of unemployment.
In the last fortnight, Seoul and other major industrial centres have already been in turmoil with daily strikes, protests, rallies and occupations.
The union leaders have called the rally and strike, however, not to defend jobs but to try and squeeze a few concessions from the government with which to pacify their members.
www.wsws.org /workers/1998/july1998/kor-j11.shtml   (809 words)

  
 GENUKI: Chartism and Industrial Unrest in South Wales in 1842
The winter of 1841-2 was one of extreme distress in the industrial areas of South Wales and conditions were favourable for the revival of Chartism, which derived its chief motive force from the social discontent among the working classes.
At first the objects of the strikes were purely economic, the workers confining their demands for the restoration of the wage level of 1840.
At a mass meeting of strikers at Mottram Moor in Cheshire on 7 August it was resolved not to return to work till the Charter had become the law of the land, and similar resolutions were passed throughout the disaffected areas.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/Chartism.html   (4423 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Nissan faces industrial unrest
Car giant Nissan has called in the industrial conciliation service ACAS for the first time in its 19 year history in the UK.
One in four workers is a member of the motor industry union Amicus.
Nissan pay is currently par for the industry, but recent pay deals vary widely.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2677059.stm   (249 words)

  
 ANALYSIS INDUSTRIAL UNREST: Summer of Discontent? Not yet. But the Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
As yet the scale of the unrest is modest in comparison with the all-out warfare that characterised British industrial relations in the 60s and 70s.
But that has not stopped the unions raising the spectre of the so-called Winter of Discontent, when council workers were last involved in a serious dispute, as part of their propaganda campaign.
Another industrial conflict, involving the Fire Brigades Union, looks set to loom large over the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress in September, often a dress rehearsal for the Labour Party assembly two weeks later.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020718/ai_n12642679   (896 words)

  
 Evolution of Labour Legislation in Asia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The British colonial administration had earlier anticipated the inevitable unrest among the industrial workers as soon as the wartime repressive regulations would be relaxed and had, therefore, drawn up some blueprints for nominal reforms in the sphere of labour laws.
Number of mandays lost due to industrial disputes which had risen fourfold from four million to over 16 million between 1945 and 1947 fell to less than eight million in 1948 and continued to decline steeply for some successive years excepting 1950.
The conciliation machinery and procedure devised by the relevant laws for settling industrial disputes are extremely costly, litigatory and time­consuming.
daga.dhs.org /daga/press/labour/chapter3-D.htm   (4847 words)

  
 Irish Times Article - Health services face wave of industrial unrest and strikes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The health service is bracing itself for a wave of industrial unrest by three groups of healthcare professionals.
She is already facing criticism for not moving more swiftly to resolve the crisis is hospital AandE units, where upwards of 200 patients are on trolleys almost every day.
Ms Harney's spokesman said last night she was disappointed at the decision by the consultants and said the real sufferers would be patients.
www.ireland.com /newspaper/front/2005/0207/2362756787HM1HEALTH.html   (526 words)

  
 People's Republic of China: Labour unrest and the suppression of the rights of association and expression - Amnesty ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
News of industrial accidents in which workers are killed or maimed are also frequently reported.
According to recent figures 50 percent of China's GDP comes from the service industry and only 15 percent from agriculture and 35 percent from industry.(3) According to some statistics, by the end of 1997, there were 960,000 registered private firms in China employing 13.5 million workers.
One major motive for these amendments was concern at the growing unrest among the industrial and working population and the need for increased security and stability in the face of economic and social upheavals.
web.amnesty.org /library/index/engasa170152002   (6478 words)

  
 Teachers call off planned industrial unrest. 09/03/2006. ABC News Online
Industrial action at two Townsville state schools has been averted after the State Government agreed to their demands for extra funding.
"Two Townsville schools who had industrial action pending for Friday have received additional resourcing for students with special needs, so at this stage it looks as if industrial action has been averted," she said.
However, Ms Gilbert says there may be industrial action at other schools across the state.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200603/s1587525.htm   (180 words)

  
 Industrial unrest resurfaces
It could be because wages and salary increments have not kept pace with the growth in profits or sales of corporate India.
According to a top executive of a large manufacturing company, a Left leader, closely involved with the recent rise in EPF rates, has been seen doing the rounds in the bustling industrial areas of Gurgaon.
Naturally, the Left parties must be catering to the Unions' aspirations," said an industry observer.
www.rediff.com /money/2005/jun/22wage.htm   (581 words)

  
 Labor and Income Inequality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This project is concerned with the impact of recent pressures for labor market deregulation and flexibility on the institutions of industrial relations in the advanced industrial countries.
In fact, recent developments in these countries suggest that employers are extremely vulnerable in the face of industrial unrest, and that weakness and lack of solidarity among employers, not labor, may be the biggest threats to the continued stability of traditional bargaining arrangements.
Her co-authored IPR working paper on this subject with Christa van Wijnbergen, "The paradox of globalization: Turning the tables on labor and capital in German industrial relations," appeared in the spring of 2000.
www.northwestern.edu /ipr/research/labor.html   (705 words)

  
 The Open Door Web Site : History : Social Development in the Industrial Revolution
The people wanted several concessions from their governments; greater social equality, an end to the old, rigid class system, fairer wages, better living conditions and, above all, a voice in the government of the country.
In most European countries voting was restricted to a small number of the ruling elite.
The year of 1848 is known as the Year of Revolution because violent social unrest was happening in most European countries
www.saburchill.com /history/chapters/IR/072.html   (654 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Strike threat at Royal Mail as industrial unrest grows
The Government urged both sides to go to arbitration, but denied that the latest dispute meant that the country was facing a "winter of discontent".
The prospect of industrial unrest in the postal service together with gathering disruption on the railways and at job centres fuelled the impression of growing chaos in public services.
The gas pipeline operator Lattice was facing the threat of industrial action after being accused of putting safety at risk over plans to cut 2,400 jobs at its Transco business.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/02/08/npost08.xml   (904 words)

  
 RTE News - Pay terms and conditions threaten to spark widespread industrial unrest
Guinness workers throughout the Republic are to be balloted on all-out industrial action at the brewery.
Two weeks ago, Guinness said it wants to close its packaging plant in Dundalk with the loss of nearly 300 jobs, but this afternoon shop stewards warned management that if any employee is issued with a compulsory notice of redundancy, there will be immediate strike action on a nationwide basis.
Unions representing the entire workforce of Guinness in the Republic met in Dundalk this morning, and announced later that a ballot will now take place on the issue of all-out strike action to deal with the closure that has angered staff.
www.rte.ie /news/2000/0726/guinness.html   (394 words)

  
 International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Industrial Relations in Latin America, a Theoretical Framework for Futurological Study: an Outline.
A multinational organisation and industrial relations: The Philips Case.
Background papers were prepared by the members of the panels for this Section for their own use and were not available to Congress participants.
www.ilo.org /public/english/iira/congress/third.htm   (431 words)

  
 what conditions in organizations lead to industrial unrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
need detailed explanation of what is industrial unrest and factors leading to its outburst.
hi all, Employee unrest is seen within the organisation due to employees being discussing salary amongst themselves(inspite of strict rules for not d...
what factors affect industrial labour relations policy in an organisation ?who are the leading authorities in the study of industrial labour relati...
www.citehr.com /-vp4417.html   (199 words)

  
 WWII 60th Anniversary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During the decades of peace between the wars, the Planning Branch of the War Department and the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board was charged with planning for any future mobilization of the nation's resources.
The result of this planning was an Industrial Mobilization Plan (IMP) in 1931, which was revised several times up to 1939.
However, having the biggest industrial establishment in the world did not mean that America was strongest militarily.
www.60wwii.mil /Presentation/Education/FS_industrial.cfm   (685 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : `Hold talks to end Hosur factory unrest'
The Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association today cautioned the government against allowing workers' unions to shatter peace in the small-scale industries sector.
Blaming a newly-formed workers' union for the problem, the release said that after some unruly members indulged in violent acts a complaint was preferred with the local police.
Such expeditious action should be continued during industrial unrest, he said.
www.hindu.com /2004/06/05/stories/2004060510750500.htm   (187 words)

  
 Industrial Unrest
After the passing of the Corn Laws in 1815, and the poor harvest in 1816, the price of bread increased dramatically.
At the same time many industrial workers experienced a drop in wages.
Spinners in Manchester argued that their average wage had gone from 24s in 1815 to 18s in 1818.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRstrikes.htm   (914 words)

  
 Industrial Tensions in Tangerang
fields, industrial peace has given way to labor unrest.
There is growing concern that labor unrest could spark social
Industri, workers said they were getting only about 1,200 rupiah
www.hamline.edu /apakabar/basisdata/1991/09/06/0002.html   (1491 words)

  
 Indonesia - Labor market policies and international competitiveness
Indonesia's labor market in the 1990s is characterized by rising labor costs, reduced worker productivity, and increasing industrial unrest.
This approach of mandating benefits centrally through legislation without empowering workers to enforce compliance with the legislation (or negotiate their own benefits packages with employers) is beginning to strain industrial relations in Indonesia.
Improving dispute resolution mechanisms and the workers'ability to be heard in the workplace could reduce the incidence of illegal or wildcat strikes.
ideas.repec.org /p/wbk/wbrwps/1515.html   (534 words)

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