Industrial Relations Journal

1981 - 2025

Current editor(s): Peter Nolan

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Coordinated employer bargaining and globalisation: a study of the men's clothing industry in Q uebec, 1974–2012 pp. 472-493: Mélanie Laroche and Gregor Murray
Is social movement unionism still relevant? The case of the South African federation COSATU pp. 494-510: Pauline Dibben, Geoffrey Wood and Kamel Mellahi
Retirement timing in E urope: does sector make a difference? pp. 511-526: Hanne De Preter, Dimitri Mortelmans and Dorien Van Looy
To merge or not to merge? The impact of union merger decisions on workers' representation in G ermany pp. 527-547: Martin Behrens and Andreas Pekarek
Union-division: on the paradoxes of purpose and membership scope in union mergers pp. 548-571: Rebecca Bednarek, Stephen Blumenfeld and Sally Riad
The transformation of the G erman vocational training regime: evidence from firms’ training behaviour pp. 572-591: Marius R. Busemeyer, Renate Neubäumer, Harald Pfeifer and Felix Wenzelmann
Ethical Socialism and the Trade Unions: Allan Flanders and the British Industrial Relations Reform – By John Kelly pp. 592-593: Peter Prowse
Comparing European Workers Part B: Policies and Institutions – Edited by David Brady pp. 594-595: Michelle O'Sullivan
From Argument to Agreement: Resolving Disputes through Mediation – By John Crawley pp. 595-596: Tony Bennett

Editorial pp. 376-377: Peter Nolan
Wage and hour violations in urban labour markets: a comparison of L os A ngeles, N ew Y ork and C hicago pp. 378-398: Ruth Milkman, Ana Luz González and Peter Ikeler
Shrinking the state or the B ig S ociety? Public service employment relations in an era of austerity pp. 399-415: Stephen Bach
‘Nothing gets done and no one knows why’: PCS and workplace control of Lean in HM Revenue and Customs pp. 416-432: Bob Carter, Andy Danford, Debra Howcroft, Helen Richardson, Andrew Smith and Phil Taylor
Shifting models of equality? Union Equality Reps in the public services pp. 433-447: Sian Moore and Tessa Wright
Public service restructuring in the UK: the case of the E nglish N ational H ealth S ervice pp. 448-464: Stephanie Tailby
The Strange Non-death of Neoliberalism, Colin Crouch, Cambridge, Polity Press, 2011, xii/199 pp., £14.99 (paperback) pp. 465-466: Michael Gold
The Thought of Work. John W. Budd. Ithaca, NY, ILR Press, 2011, xi + 246 pp., $65 and $24.95 pp. 466-468: Paul Edwards
Socially Unbalanced Europe: Socio-Political Proposals in Times of Crisis. Klaus Busch, Manfred Flore, Heribert Kohl and Heiko Schlatermund (eds). Pontypool, Merlin Press, 2011, 332 pp., £15.95 (paperback) pp. 468-469: Michael Gold

Professor William Brown, University of Cambridge pp. 300-301: Peter Nolan
Collective bargaining: crisis and its consequences for American society pp. 302-316: Thomas A. Kochan
The hot house and the politics of production: Piecework Bargaining in retrospect pp. 317-331: Paul Edwards
(Re)assessing the shifting contours of Britain's collective industrial relations pp. 332-347: Paul Marginson
The decline of British trade unionism: markets, actors and institutions pp. 348-358: John Kelly
Understanding the employment relationship: markets, hierarchies and power pp. 359-369: Peter Nolan
The Role of Collective Bargaining in the Global Economy: Negotiating for Social Justice – Edited by S. Hayter pp. 370-371: Jim Arrowsmith
Power in Coalition: Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change – By Amanda Tattersall pp. 371-373: John Kelly
Equality, Inequalities and Diversity: Contemporary Challenges and Strategies – Edited by Geraldine Healy, Gill Kirton and Mike Noon pp. 373-374: Trudy Bates

Sources of variation in trade union membership across the UK: the case of Wales pp. 200-221: Huw Beynon, Rhys Davies and Steve Davies
Varieties of capitalism, neoliberalism and the economic crisis of 2008–? pp. 222-241: Jason Heyes, Paul Lewis and Ian Clark
Involuntary part-time workers in Britain: evidence from the labour force survey pp. 242-259: Surhan Cam
Politics matter: changes in unionisation rates in rich countries, 1960–2010 pp. 260-280: John Schmitt and Alexandra Mitukiewicz
Transformations in Spanish trade union membership pp. 281-292: Holm-Detlev Köhler and José Pablo Calleja Jiménez
Explaining the Performance of Human Resource Management – By Steve Fleetwood and Anthony Hesketh pp. 293-294: Jim Arrowsmith
Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism: New Labour Economic Policy and the Abject State – By Dan Coffey and Carole Thornley pp. 294-295: Hazel Conley
Employment Law: An Adviser's Handbook – By Tamara Lewis pp. 296-297: Jessica Guth

Tripartite adjudication—an endangered species pp. 94-109: Susan Corby and Paul Latreille
Immigration policy and market institutions in liberal market economies pp. 110-136: Chris F. Wright
Promises and practices: job evaluation and equal pay forty years on! pp. 137-151: Kay Gilbert
Obstacles to transnational trade union cooperation in Europe—results from a European survey pp. 152-170: Bengt Larsson
At the bottom of a global commodity chain––how different really are hourly wage rates and piece rates? pp. 171-191: Anand Chand
Freelancing Expertise: Contract Professionals in the New Economy – By Debra Osnowitz; Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy – By Ross Perlin pp. 192-194: Peter Scott
One Company, Diverse Workplaces: The Social Construction of Employment Practices in Western and Eastern Europe – By Marta Kahancova pp. 195-196: Chris Rees
The Outsourcing Enterprise—From Cost Management to Collaborative Innovation – By Leslie P. Willcocks, Sara Cullen and Andrew Craig pp. 197-198: Alison J. Lewis

Industrial tribunals: is there an ideological background? pp. 6-14: Fred Bootham and David Denham
The skilled revolt against general unionism: the case of the BL Toolroom Committee pp. 15-27: Hugh Scullion
Turnover and the occupational career pp. 28-39: Michael Arthur
Mergers in British trade unions 1949–79 pp. 40-49: R. T. Buchanan
Work absence in industrialised societies: the Australian case pp. 50-57: Bob Crawford and Sam Volard
Worker support and union recognition in Britain pp. 58-64: P. B. Beaumont
Excessive trade union power: existing reality or contemporary myth? pp. 65-71: Brian Burkitt
Research note: the influence of job grade differences in white‐collar shop steward committees pp. 72-74: Paul Blyton