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Community Unionism A Comparative Analysis of Concepts and Contexts Edited By Jo McBride and Ian Greenwood Community Unionism This page intentionally left blank Community Unionism A Comparative Analysis of Concepts and Contexts Edited By Jo McBride University of Bradford, UK and Ian Greenwood Leeds University Business School, UK © Jo McBride and Ian Greenwood 2009 Individual chapters © their respective authors 2009 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2009 978-0-230-57250-8 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. 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Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries ISBN 978-1-349-36421-3 ISBN 978-0-230-24218-0 (eBook) DOI10.1057/9780230242180 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 Contents List of Tables and Figures vii List of Abbreviations viii Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgements xiii Part I Understanding Community Unionism 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Paul Stewart, Jo McBride, Ian Greenwood, John Stirling, Jane Holgate, Amanda Tattersall, Carol Stephenson and Dave Wray Part II Communities and Community Unionism in 21 the UK Chapter 2 Now That the Work is Done: Community 23 Unionism in a Post-Industrial Context Carol Stephenson and Dave Wray Chapter 3 Contested Terrain: London’s Living Wage 49 Campaign and the Tensions Between Community and Union Organising Jane Holgate Chapter 4 Strategies in Search of Structures: The Real World 75 of Community Unionism in Relation to Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Miguel Martínez Lucio and Robert Perrett Chapter 5 Polish Migrant Workers in the North – 93 New Communities, New Opportunities? Ian Fitzgerald v vi Contents Part III Comparative Studies of Community Unionism 119 Chapter 6 Beyond Organised Labour in Japan – 121 The Case Study of the Japanese Community Union Federation Edson I. Urano and Paul Stewart Chapter 7 Immigrant Workers and Labour/Community 139 Organisations in the United States Kim Moody Chapter 8 Using Their Sword of Justice: The NSW Teachers 161 Federation and its Campaigns for Public Education Between 2001 and 2004 Amanda Tattersall Chapter 9 Union Revitalisation and the Canadian Auto 187 Workers Union: Reconnecting Unions with Local Communities Iona Byford Chapter 10 Conclusion 210 Ian Greenwood and Jo McBride Bibliography 221 Index 233 List of Tables and Figures Figures 1.1 The Three Interpretations of Community 8 6.1 Number of Employees, Unionised Employees and 132 Estimated Unionisation Rate in Japan Tables 4.1 BME Group Organisational Objectives 81 6.1 Japan Community Union Federation Affiliates’ 134 Characteristics 7.1 Median Weekly Earnings: Foreign-born & Native-born 142 by Ethnicity in USA, 2005 7.2 Major Occupational Groups of Asians and Latinos 142 in USA, 2004 9.1 Contract Type and Length of Service at CAW 194 Workplaces 9.2 Joining the Union at CAW Workplaces 195 9.3 Union Participation at CAW Workplaces 196 9.4 Participation in Union Activities at CAW Workplaces 197 9.5 Union Activities and the Wider Community at CAW 198 Workplaces 9.6 Family and Individual Involvement in Unions, Political 200 Parties and Voluntary Associations at CAW Workplaces 9.7 Trade Union Identity at CAW Workplaces 201 9.8 Who Are You Likely to Blame for Problems at Work? 202 9.9 The Three Most Important Negotiating Issues 204 9.10 The Unions Approach to Union Activities at Work 204 vii List of Abbreviations AFL-CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organisations ALP Australian Labor Party BFAWU Bakers Food & Allied Workers Union BWFJ The Black Workers for Justice BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics (USA) BME Black and Minority Ethnic BPCC British Polish Chamber of Commerce CAAV Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence CAB Citizens Advice Bureau CAW Canadian Auto Workers Union CBOs Community-based Organisers CIW The Coalition of Immokolee Workers Co. County COF Citizens Organising Foundation CSO Central Statistical Office CSWA Chinese Staff and Workers Association CTCU Canadian Textile and Chemical Union CUNN Community Union National Network CU Community Unionism DMA Durham Miners Association DWU Domestic Workers Union ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages EU European Union EURES The European Job Mobility Portal FLOC Farm Labour Organising Committee FOSCO Federation of Community Organisations in Schools GMB General Municipal and Boilermakers’ Union HERE Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union I&DEA Improvement and Development Agency IAF Industrial Areas Foundation IRC Industrial Relations Commission ISTC Iron and Steel Trades Confederation JCUF Japanese Community Union Federation viii List of Abbreviations ix LFEPA London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority LIUNA Laborers International Union of North America MOT Ministry of Transport (UK assessment test for road worthiness of vehicles) NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NDP New Democratic Party NEB National Executive Board NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NSWIRC New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission NSWTF New South Wales Teachers Federation NUM National Union of Mineworkers ONS Office for National Statistics (UK) OTOC Omaha Together One Community P&C Federation of Parents & Citizens PEA Public Education Alliance PEC Public Education Coalition PCS Public and Commercial Services Union PEL Paid Educational Leave RBS Royal Bank of Scotland RENGO The Japanese Trade Union Confederation ROC Restaurant Opportunities Center SEIU Service Employees International Union SERTUC Southern and Eastern Region Trades Union Congress SMJ Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan SMU Social Movement Unionism TAFE Technical and Further Education system Telco The East London Communities Organisation TGWU Transport and General Workers Union TUC Trades Union Congress UAW United Auto Workers (of America) UCATT Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians UCU University Colleges Union UE United Electrical Workers UFW United Farm Workers UFCW United Food and Commercial Workers UNITE Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees* Usdaw Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers USDL United States Department of Labour WRS Worker Registration Scheme ZPWB Federation of Poles in Great Britain
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