TY - JOUR T1 - The Rise and Fall of Industrial Unionism JF - Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research Y1 - 2012 A1 - Jelle Visser KW - industrial decline KW - industrial unionism KW - industrial unions KW - sector organization KW - sectoral bargaining KW - trade union structure KW - trade unionism KW - union organizing AB -

Measured by its achievements, industrial unionism represented the high point in the history of 20th century trade unions. This article analyses the defining characteristics and organizing model of industrial unions and argues that changes both in the labor market, in particular the decline of industry, and in union organizing and sectoral bargaining have led to the ‘fall’ of the industrial union. The article ends with some suggestions with regard to the spirit and agenda of the post-industrial union.

VL - 18 L2 - eng CP - 2 ER -