scholarly journals Impacting working conditions through trade union training

Work ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne Gaudart ◽  
Johann Petit ◽  
Bernard Dugué ◽  
François Daniellou ◽  
Philippe Davezies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union

Scandinavian Research on Stress in Working Life

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertil Gardell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Direct Relation ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Chemical Risk ◽  
Physical And Chemical

This paper discusses research strategies and summarizes pertinent knowledge that has influenced Scandinavian legislation and trade union policies in the field of stress at the workplace. Work stress is shown to be problematic in two ways. First, there may be a direct relation between certain objective working conditions, physiological and psychological stress, and ill health. Second, certain stress conditions may create fatigue and/or passivity and thus make it more difficult for individuals to actively involve themselves in changing those working conditions—including physical and chemical risk factors—that may be detrimental to health. This latter aspect is especially relevant for prevention on the systems level, where one has to rely on collective means for changes in technology and the organization of work.

scholarly journals Strike is a Fundamental Right for Workers

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faruk Andaç
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Employment Contract ◽  
River Seine

Strike is a temporary action for a mass refusal of employees to work in order to ensure that their demands are met. It is called “Strike” in English (which means to break, to burn, to attack) because the first strike events occurred in England as which involved breaking the machines using brake blocks. Workers used to show their reactions towards their employer as by breaking the machines. The same phenomenon existed also in France. Workers in France used to leave their working places all together and go to the Greve area next to River Seine and seek solution to their problems in the cafes. This is how the concept of going on strike, Aller à la Grève (in French), was adopted by Turkish. Strike is a right for workers. It is to leave a workplace unanimously. It is not considered a reason for annulment of employment contract. It is legal and aims to ameliorate the working conditions. Workers should possess the same conditions as their employer in order to determine working conditions by their own free will. Although the employer seems to possess a stronger position as he/she owns the workplace, the workers may possess the same rights as their employers by becoming members of a trade union. When the workers and the employer are unable to reach an agreement on the working conditions, all the workers leave their workplace and go on strike. They partially or completely hamper the activities of the employer. During the strike the workers do not receive their salaries.

Political Strikes : Three Burning Questions

1978 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.R. Hay
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Industrial Action ◽  
The Will ◽  
Conclusive Data

The current state of the debate about political strikes in Australia is examined, looking particularly at three questions which merit urgent academic attention. In each instance it is suggested that the valid position may be some what different from that which many government and press spokesmen currently assume to be self-evident. It is also argued that the designation "political strike" is best reserved for reference to industrial action which has as its subject matter, an issue of broader significance than the narrow "traditional" sphere of trade union concerns ( wages and working conditions). The phrase has frequently been used in the past in connection with the hidden political motives of the strikers. Secondly, it is advanced that the economic consequences of political strikes may be far less than is commonly supposed, though any conclusive data on this question is difficult to obtain. Finally, the question of the legitimacy of political industrial action in a liberal democracy is considered. Three approaches to legitimacy in liberal democracy are noted—that of Rawlsian distributive justice, that of legitimacy residing in the will of the majority, and that of pluralism. It is suggested that in each instance a case for the legitimacy of political strikes can be made.

The pressure of objectives and reality: Social workers’ perceptions of their occupational complexities in a trade journal in 1958–1999

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 849-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jussi Turtiainen ◽  
Ari Väänänen ◽  
Pekka Varje
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
Trade Journal ◽  
The Social ◽  
Nordic Welfare State ◽  
Institutional Boundaries

This article studies social workers’ occupational discussions on the complexities of their work in a Finnish social workers’ trade union journal in 1958–1999. The journal illustrates the flip side of social work; the quest for professionalization, the struggle for fair pay, and social workers’ perceptions of their occupational status and job dissatisfaction. We traced the significant turning points in their difficulties and challenges at work and identified the junctures at which the major occupational difficulties came to the surface, transformed and received an established position in the professional mindset. The four junctures identified are: the making of the profession (1958–1968), the politicization of social work and working conditions (1974–1981), a heightened awareness of work pressures (1982–1990), and the social work crisis (1991–1999). Our analysis leads to the conclusion that job complexities at work were related to the transformations in welfare policy and ideology. The historical periodization of the occupational complexities indicates that social workers collectively reasserted the profession of social work and its institutional boundaries into a broader rubric of the demands brought about by changing society and the development of the Nordic welfare state.

scholarly journals Journalists and Media Ownership: Practices and Professional Conditions of Argentine Journalism

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Amado ◽  
Silvio Waisbord
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Professional Culture ◽  
Professional Practices ◽  
National Study ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Global Project

The professional practices of Argentine journalists reveal the multiplicity of factors that impact journalistic culture. The results of the national study for the global project Worlds of Journalism offers evidence that the type of media organization in which journalists work does not generate different working conditions or respond to alternative professional models. The results reinforce the approach that the professional culture is the result of the interaction between personal values and the guidelines of organizations and companies. In this sense, the study of the professional culture of journalism needs to be approached from a multidimensional perspective that includes the study of legal frameworks, trade union protection, organizational guidelines and accepted ethical parameters.As práticas profissionais dos jornalistas argentinos mostram a diversidade de fatores que impactam na cultura jornalística. Os dados nacionais da pesquisa como parte do projeto global Worlds of Journalism apresentam evidências de que meios distintos não oferecem condições de trabalho diferentes nem modelos profissionais alternativos para os seus jornalistas. Os resultados revelam ainda que a cultura profissional depende da interação entre valores pessoais e das pautas de organizações e empresas. Nesse sentido, o artigo se propõe a abordar o estudo de cultura jornalística com base em uma perspectiva multidimensional que analise os marcos legais, a proteção sindical, as pautas organizacionais e os códigos de ética profissional.Las prácticas profesionales de los periodistas argentinos dan cuenta de la multiplicidad de factores que impactan en la cultura periodística. El resultado del estudio nacional para el proyecto global Worlds of Journalism ofrece evidencias de que el tipo de medios en los que se desempeñan no genera condiciones de trabajo diferentes ni responde a modelos profesionales alternativos. Los resultados refuerzan el enfoque de que la cultura profesional es resultado de la interacción entre valores personales y las pautas de las organizaciones y empresas. En ese sentido, se plantea la necesidad de abordar el estudio de la cultura profesional del periodismo desde una perspectiva multidimensional que incluya el estudio de los marcos legales, la protección gremial, las pautas organizacionales y los parámetros éticos aceptados.

scholarly journals Framing, Resources and Repertoire of Local Trade Union Action for Health and Safety: A Study Conducted with a Quebec Central Labour Body

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève Baril-Gingras ◽  
Sarah Pier Dubois-Ouellet
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Release Time

Summary Employment and working conditions having an impact on health and safety are some of the most important concerns of workers. Amongst the various means by which trade unions contribute to prevention, the contribution of Worker Safety Representatives (WSR) is well-established and the most studied, including their participation in joint occupational health and safety committees (JOHSC). However, there are surprisingly few studies examining the place of OHS as an issue of workers’ collective action. Conducted with a large Quebec Central Labour Body, this study aims to understand why and how local-level unions concentrate upon these issues, the repertoire of means that they employ and the context that supports or hindus such actions. The conceptual framework is based on previous realistic evaluations of OHS preventive interventions and includes Levesque and Murray’s (2010) trade union power resources and strategic capabilities. In phase I, eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with union staff members and elected representatives from different sectors, covering a wide array of activities such as unionization, training, negotiation, OHS prevention and compensation. Results also refer to five case studies (phase 2) of local-level trade unions identified by phase 1 respondents as particularly active in relation to prevention. The process by which working conditions having a negative impact on OHS are framed (or not) as trade union issues is examined. Levers and barriers are also identified. Factors affecting the presence of resources for trade union autonomous action aimed at prevention (like the integration of WSR to the union core structure, release time for prevention, etc.) are highlighted. A widely diverse repertoire of workplace-level trade union means of action for OHS is also highlighted by the interviews and case studies, not limited just to those provided by the Quebec OHS regime. It includes the recourse to labour relations mechanisms (e.g. negotiation and strike) and is based on an autonomous agenda, including mobilization. The potential of OHS issues for union revitalization is discussed, as well as the barriers that must be overcome.

Understanding the diverging trajectories of slaughterhouse work in Denmark and Germany: A power resource approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Wagner ◽  
Bjarke Refslund
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Union Power ◽  
Power Resource ◽  
Power Position

Germany and Denmark are among the world’s largest exporters of meat products. Two decades ago their labour markets were similar, but since then they have diverged significantly. The industry in Denmark has maintained high wages and good working conditions, while in Germany there has been a rapid growth in precarious employment, with widespread use of subcontracted and posted migrant workers. We argue that the key explanation for this radical difference is the power position of the trade unions, which also affects how employers position themselves. We show how trade union power embedded in the local and sectoral industrial relations systems influences the wages and working conditions in German and Danish slaughterhouses.

A STUDY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE UNIONS IN ORGANIZATION

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-46
Author(s):  
Selvaraju Arun Prasath
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Public

This research is going to cover the trade union activity and their importance to the employees and the organization itself at the public service management division. Trade unions are association of employees designed primarily to maintain or improve the condition of employment of its members. Trade unions are important in organization because they make sure the employee is satisfied with the working conditions and any violated from their rights and that they have a fair rate of pay of their services rendered to the organization. This project looks at the importance of a trade union in an organization and how the employees feel about their activities and how the management operate with the trade union in the organization and the advantages and the disadvantages of a trade union in terms of what the employees benefit from being a trade union member in the organization. The sample size that was used was 30 at the public service management division. The research will help me to gain slight on how trade unions operate in the organization. I used the questionnaire to gather data from the employees and the method that was used to collect information was the primary data and the secondary data. which helped to get the answers to my objectives.

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