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The relevance of ideas in a union's organization of contingent workers

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ID2373671
AuthorsDeborah Dean (0000-0002-6701-6862, University of Warwick, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume26
Issue6
Pages918-934
Publication date2012-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWork Employment and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0950017012458025
OpenAlexW2009664375
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited23

There has been little research on the entertainment industry trade union Equity, one of the few longstanding examples of a union that organizes contingent workers as core members. An explanation for this is considered to be the perception of acting as not 'real' work. The article argues that this perception has analytical relevance and explores the interconnection of historical, ideological and economic issues in accounting for employment phenomena

Economics · Entertainment · Equity (law · Ideology · Labour economics · Perception · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public relations · Relevance (law · Sociology · Trade union · Work (physics · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Psychology

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Unique citing works5
Citations per year0,56
Citation span2017 - 2021 (5)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5

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