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HRM Case Studies »  Formation of Global Trade Unions: Prospects and Challenges
Globalisation has become a cliché of a modern economy. The flexibility created by open trade between countries has a direct impact on the labour force with changing labour market practices. The moment has arrived, when, the trade union movement has to spearhead towards a global front. The global trade union movement showcases an intercontinental presence with a single voice. However, the history of international trade unionism had been marked with adversities such as division and closure. On April 8th 2007, a stepping stone for the 21st century global union was laid, when Amicus of the UK and Transport and General Workers' Union (T&G) of the UK and Ireland signed an agreement with United Steelworkers (USW) operating in the US, Canada and the Caribbean to form a transatlantic union. This proposed union faces a Herculean task of organising international solidarity among the labour force. Whether the transatlantic trade union will rise to the occasion or not is to be seen.
Pedagogical Objectives
  • To understand the trade union movement across the globe
  • To analyse the role of trade unions in a rapidly globalising world
  • To analyse the prospects and challenges in the formation of a truly global trade union.
 
AUTHOR(S) Anita. M, Doris Rajakumari John
INDUSTRY Trade Unions
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REFERENCE NO. HRM0034C
YEAR OF PUBLICATION 2008
TEACHING NOTE Available
STRUCTURED ASSIGNMENT Available
KEYWORDS
Trade Unionism; Global Trade Unions; Trade Unions and Globalisation; Labour laws; Amicus; Transport and General Workers Union ( T&G); United Steel Workers; Trade Union Movement; HRM Case Study; Trade Unions in Developing Economy; Trade Unions in Developed Economy; Evolution of Trade Unions
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