The New Generation of Trade Union Leaders and Prospects for Union Revitalization

• Autores: Andy Charlwood
• Localización: British journal of industrial relations, ISSN 0007-1080, Vol. 42, Nº. 2, 2004, págs. 379-397
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The year 2003 was widely perceived as the year of the ‘awkward squad’— a group of recently elected union leaders more prepared than their predecessors to challenge New Labour. It was also a year in which unions were perceived to have experienced the beginnings of a recovery. In this review I argue that both of these perceptions are misplaced. The new generation of union leaders are a more disparate bunch than the ‘awkward squad’ label implies. The unions they lead remain seriously weakened by a harsh and inhospitable environment. Union recovery is unlikely unless the environment changes or the new union leaders can succeed against the odds in changing the environment through political activity.