Trade union activism in the Nordic countries since 1900

Trade union activism in the Nordic countries since 1900 / Jesper Jørgensen, Flemming Mikkelsen, editors.

Providing a Nordic historical perspective, this collection aims to further our understanding of trade union activism and its role in modern society. Contributions from a range of leading scholars analyse the organisational conditions of mobilisation that were deployed by Nordic unionists, and explor...

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Other Authors: Jørgensen, Jesper, 1975- (Editor), Mikkelsen, Flemming (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Series:Palgrave studies in the history of social movements.
Subjects:
Labor unions > Scandinavia > History.
Labor unions > Political activity > Scandinavia > History.
Labor unions
Labor unions > Political activity
Scandinavia
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Trade Union Activism in the Nordic Countries: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Labor Market Struggles and Labor Market Relations in the Nordic Countries, 1848-2020: Trends and Fluctuations
  • PART I: National And Local Trade Union Activism, 1900-1939
  • Chapter 3: The Norwegian Experience: Trade Union Opposition and Local Activism, 1900-1939
  • Chapter 4: Syndicalism and Strikes in Denmark, 1917-1920: The Syndicalist Challenge to Social Democratic Trade Union Leadership
  • Chapter 5: Trade Unions, the Social Democratic Party and Labor Market Conflicts in Malmo, 1890-1910
  • Chapter 6: Anti-Strikebreaker Protests and Collective Violence in Sweden, 1918-1939
  • PART II: National And Local Trade Union Activism, 1940-2020
  • Chapter 7: Social Movement Unionism in Denmark, 1940-1985
  • Chapter 8: Mass Labor Protest and Trade Union Activism in Early Post War Copenhagen
  • Chapter 9: Reluctant Vanguard? The Strikes of Finnish Building Workers Unions, 1949-1973
  • Chapter 10: The Peak Strike Period in Finland, 1970-1980: Wildcat Strikes and Income Politics
  • Chapter 11: From Street Fighting Years to Seizing the Agenda. Labor Militancy Challenging the Establishment in Norway, 1976-2010
  • Chapter 12: Reaching out. Oslo Construction Workers and Migrant Workers, 2004-2014
  • Chapter 13: Trade Unions Protest Cycles in Sweden, 1980-2020
  • Part III: Comparative Perspective
  • Chapter 14: Lockouts in Scandinavia, c. 1900-1938
  • Chapter 15: Wildcat Strikes Between 1960 and 1973: A German-Danish Comparison
  • Chapter 16: Developing Public Sector Trade Unionism in Scandinavia. From Noble Civil Servants to Militant Wage Earners
  • Chapter 17: Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Global Concepts, Local Negotiations in Iceland and Sweden, 1900-1985.

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