Trade union rights have a considerably long history in Russia. First trade unions were organized as early as in the XIX … trade union activity was delineated. From that time trade unions began to acquire more and more substantive political and … unions in the field of employees’ representation. But none of the alternative bodies had ever acquired such power as trade …

probably no, at least with respect to labour actors (unions), which face several problems. There are thousands of unions in … very promising in order to foster a negotiated labour regulation. However, on average, those unions present a fragile … constituency, unions gather little resources to negotiate new forms of labour regulation. To overcome those problems, some …

This paper examines the past, present and future trajectory of unions and the union movement in Britain to analyse …

-down approach by the state and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) on the one hand and bottom-up pressures from workers … for shop floor representation on the other hand. This chapter examines the role of Chinese trade unions in light of these …

favourably by workers. It also finds that unions appear to have positive implications for authority relations at work, as …