Young Workers and Trade Unions

This book provides an understanding of the processes in which unions engage with young people, and views and opinions young people hold relating to collective representation. It features a selection of specific national cases of high relevance to contemporary debates of precariousness, trade union revitalization strategies and austerity policies.

This book provides an understanding of the processes in which unions engage with young people, and views and opinions young people hold relating to collective representation. It features a selection of specific national cases of high relevance to contemporary debates of precariousness, trade union revitalization strategies and austerity policies.

Foreword Edmund Heery 1. Young Workers And Unions: Context And Overview; Andy Hodder And Lefteris Kretsos 2. Trade Unions' 'Deliberative Vitality' Towards Young Workers: Survey Evidence Across Europe; Kurt Vandaele 3. New Times Are Still Coming, Old Times Are Still Leaving: Notes About Young People's Participation And Union Traditions In Contemporary Argentina; Julia Soul 4. Ageing Australian Unions And The 'Youth Problem'; David Peetz, Robin Price And Janis Bailey 5. Danish Trade Unions And Young People: Using Media In The Battle For Hearts And Minds; Torsten Geelan 6. Mobilised But Not Unionised? An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Youth And Trade Unionism In France; Sylvie Contrepois 7. Trade Unions And Young Workers In Times Of Crisis: A Critical Reflection On The Case Of Greece; Lefteris Kretsos 8. 'Stop The Junk Contracts!' Young Workers And Trade Union Mobilization Against Precarious Employment In Poland; Adam Mrozowicki, Agata Krasowska And Mateusz Karolak 9. Young WorkersAnd Unions In Spain: A Failed Meeting?; Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez, Rafael Ibáñez Rojo, Pablo López Calle And Miguel Martínez Lucio 10. 'Old Dusty Men'? Young People And Trade Unions In The UK; Andy Hodder 11. Catching The Next Wave: A Study Of A U.S. Union's Young Worker Program; Monica Bielski Boris 12. Concluding Comments; Lefteris Kretsos And Andy Hodder