Outputs (3)

Alan Fox and the managerial “unitary” frame of reference in unionised companies: context, roots, elaboration and international applicability (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose This study investigates the origins and elaboration of the managerial “unitary” frame of reference associated with Alan Fox, focusing on unionised firms: the industrial relations context, intellectual roots, elaboration, adaptation by other... Read More about Alan Fox and the managerial “unitary” frame of reference in unionised companies: context, roots, elaboration and international applicability.

The British Printers’ 40-Hour-Week Strike of 1959: Background, Dispute, and Aftermath (2023)
Journal Article

The 1959 printing workers’ strike for the 40-hour week led to them winning that iconic demand which then spread to other manual workers. This success was all the more remarkable as the printing industry was riven by union ‘wage autonomy’ and craft di... Read More about The British Printers’ 40-Hour-Week Strike of 1959: Background, Dispute, and Aftermath.

Strike ballots under the 2016 Trade Union Act: Unions mobilise to counter the latest legal onslaught (2021)
Journal Article

The 2016 Trade Union Act (TUA) added ‘draconian’ restrictions to the already tortuous postal balloting regime for holding lawful strikes. The government predicted that 29–35% of ballots would lose. Using data from trade union returns to the Certifica... Read More about Strike ballots under the 2016 Trade Union Act: Unions mobilise to counter the latest legal onslaught.