Resisting the Rise of Non-unionism
The Case of the Press Workers in the Newspaper Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3833162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregor Gall (0000-0003-4649-9751, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-61 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Capital & Class (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030981689806400105 |
| OpenAlex | W2035999190 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
This article considers the experience of press workers in the newspaper industry in Britain to examine how workers can rebuild their collective organisations to resist and supplant the increasing prevalence of non-unionism. Taking the press workers at Wapping firstly and then press workers in general, the re-composition of the labour process is considered to show that new spaces and opportunities for worker resistance are continually provided even within inhospitable environments. As such workers' power is socially constructed and mobilised rather than technologically determined
Media studies · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Political and Economic history of UK and US
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |