Iona Byford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4368895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iona Byford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iona |
| FAMILY NAME | Byford |
| SIGNATURE | BYFORD I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Portsmouth |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trade union community membership
The industrial relations literature tends to argue that workers join trade unions primarily for instrumental reasons, for example, to obtain assistance if there is a problem at work. But this clearly does not apply to people who are not in work. It is in many ways counterintuitive to join a trade union when one is not an employee or in paid employment, looking for a job, or retired. Generally, there is little material benefit in doing so. Others …
Union formation and worker resistance in a multinational
This article presents a first-hand account and afterword by 'Susan Wong' on the formation of an Asian cabin crew trade union and the nine-year period of resistance in response to imposed changes to employment terms and conditions by the management of a UK multinational airline. The main issue was an imposed premature retirement age compared to UK-based colleagues. Opposition occurred in the UK courts, to identify the correct employment jurisdicti…
Union formation and worker resistance in a multinational
This article presents a first-hand account and afterword by 'Susan Wong' on the formation of an Asian cabin crew trade union and the nine-year period of resistance in response to imposed changes to employment terms and conditions by the management of a UK multinational airline. The main issue was an imposed premature retirement age compared to UK-based colleagues. Opposition occurred in the UK courts, to identify the correct employment jurisdicti…
Union formation and worker resistance in a multinational
This article presents a first-hand account and afterword by 'Susan Wong' on the formation of an Asian cabin crew trade union and the nine-year period of resistance in response to imposed changes to employment terms and conditions by the management of a UK multinational airline. The main issue was an imposed premature retirement age compared to UK-based colleagues. Opposition occurred in the UK courts, to identify the correct employment jurisdicti…
Trade union community membership
The industrial relations literature tends to argue that workers join trade unions primarily for instrumental reasons, for example, to obtain assistance if there is a problem at work. But this clearly does not apply to people who are not in work. It is in many ways counterintuitive to join a trade union when one is not an employee or in paid employment, looking for a job, or retired. Generally, there is little material benefit in doing so. Others …
Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Aeronautics (1 works) · Aviation (1 works) · Civil aviation (1 works) · Collective bargaining (1 works) · Counterintuitive (1 works)