The Stratifying Trade Union : the case of ethnic and gender inequality in Palestine, 1920-1948 / Shaul A. Duke.

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The Stratifying Trade Union : the case of ethnic and gender inequality in Palestine, 1920-1948 / Shaul A. Duke.

9783319651002 (electronic book)
3319651005 (electronic book)
3319650998 (Trade Cloth)
9783319650999
9783319650999

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

©2018

English

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9783319650999

HD6798.5

331.88095694

This book examines a basic assumption behind most of the critical, progressive thinking of our times: that trade unions are necessarily tools for solidarity and are integral to a more equal and just society. Shaul A. Duke assesses the trade union's potential to promote equality in ethnically and racially diverse societies by offering an in-depth look into how unions operate; how power flows between union levels; where inequality originates; and the role of union members in union dynamics. By analyzing the trade union's effects on working-class inequality in Palestine during 1920-1948, this book shifts the conventional emphasis on worker-employer relations to that of worker-worker relations. It offers a conceptualization of how strong union members directed union policy from below in order to eliminate competition, often by excluding marginalized groups. The comparison of the union experiences of Palestinian-Arabs, Jewish-Yemeni immigrants, and Jewish women offers a fresh look into the labor history of Palestine and its social stratification.-- Provided by publisher.

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