“…"This paper demonstrates that the decisions by workers of different skills to unite to form industry unions is closely linked to the egalitarian wage policies that such unions pursue. …”

“…The new edition contains 198 country profiles, with: • an up-to-date directory of all national trade union centres and major sectoral and industrial unions, • a political and economic history of the country, • an overview of current and historical trends in trade unionism and industrial relations. …”

“…This explains why employers vehemently oppose recent split offs of specialized labour groups from existing industry unions and from tariff unions."…”

“…Müller-Jentsch's German studies of industrial relations have been of particular importance as well as Streeck's industrial unionism and technology studies. The concept of representativeness is an attempt to combine the insights of these diverse strands of literature and bring the scientific discussion of labor unions back to the core of a union's function: representing its members. …”

“…The Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness prepared the 2008 report for five sponsors: Environmental Defense Fund, the Building and Construction Trades Department (AFL-CIO), Industrial Union Council (AFL-CIO), International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters"…”