Collective Bargaining and Gender Equality (Paperback)

Nora Wintour

ISBN 10: 178821076X / ISBN 13: 9781788210768

Edité par Edinburgh University Press, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2018

Paperback. Collective bargaining has been a major force in delivering social justice and decent work in the workplace. However, the role of collective bargaining in achieving gender equality in the workplace is relatively under-researched.In this book, Jane Pillinger and Nora Wintour investigate the complex and expanding area of collective union action for women's rights in the workplace. They explore how the feminization of unions in both developing and developed countries is changing bargaining agendas to address such issues as equal pay for work of equal value, work-life balance, maternity and parental leave rights, non-discrimination in access to employment, and the spill-over of domestic violence into the workplace.The authors examine recent policy developments by the International Labour Organization, the United Nations, and the European Union, alongside many examples of national and industry-specific collective agreements to showcase how collective bargaining can be an effective tool for progressing equality in the workplace. The authors provide a critical examination of the role of collective bargaining in achieving gender equality in the workplace and show how the feminization of unions in both developing and developed countries is changing the bargaining agenda. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781788210768

Synopsis :

Women constitute the largest number of low-paid, part-time workers in precarious employment in both the developed and developing world. Historically, collective bargaining through unionization has been a major force in negotiating and delivering social justice, decent work and fair wages in the workplace. However, the role of collective bargaining in achieving gender equality in the workplace is relatively under-researched. There are critical successes and notable challenges of collective bargaining for gender equality that deserve closer analysis, such as equal pay for work of equal value, work-life balance, maternity and parental leave rights, non-discrimination in access to employment and the spill-over of domestic violence into the workplace. In this short, policy-oriented book, Jane Pillinger and Nora Wintour present data and evidence that demonstrates the complex and expanding areas of global action and policy-making for women's rights. They explore how the feminization of unions in both developing and developed countries is changing their bargaining agenda; the recent policy developments in institutions such as the ILO, EU and UN; and potential solutions to tackle some of the challenges using case studies to propose a vision for the development of collective bargaining as a tool for equality in the workplace.

À propos de l'auteur: Jane Pillinger is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at the Open University. She is a former Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Select Committee on Employment and regularly advises the International Labour Organization, European Commission and the European Institute of Gender Equality, amongst others, on gender equality issues. Nora Wintour is an independent researcher, writer and policy advisor on child labour, women in the informal economy, workers' rights and gender inequality. She has been a trade union education officer with the agricultural and building and wood workers Global Union Federations and served as Deputy General Secretary for Public Services International from 2006 to 2009.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Collective Bargaining and Gender Equality (...
Éditeur : Edinburgh University Press, Newcastle upon Tyne
Date d'édition : 2018
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new