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The GPMU and graphical and paper trade unions in central and eastern Europe
Geoff HaywardThe paper aims to provide an insight into the psychic of working people in the immediate aftermath of the 1989 changes, especially with regards to their perception of the new free…
Changes in the role of the trade union in the Hungarian printing industry: A transition from socialism to market economy
Janos AczelThis paper sets out to describe the experiences of the Hungarian Trade Unions as they adapted to the political and economic changes of the post‐communist period. The paper lucidly…
Employee relations in the Czech Republic – past, present and future
Frantisek StasekThis paper aims to provide an insight into how trade union activities in the Czech Republic have developed in the 15 years since the “Velvet Revolution” of 1989 and discusses some…
Norwegian and Nordic trade union support and solidarity for trade unions in eastern and central Europe
Finn Erik ThoresenThis paper aims to provide a Norwegian perspective of how trade unions in the former Soviet block countries have dealt with the challenges of the post‐communist period and how the…
The Labour Code in the Republic of Slovakia
Borislav MajtanThis paper aims to examine how the Slovak Labour Code has evolved as a result of the “velvet revolution” which saw Czechoslovakia begin the transition from a “command” to a…
“Change and continuity” – the experience of trade unions in the cultural sector of the former Soviet Union
Vladimir KamenThis paper aims to map the critical changes in the history of trade unionism in the countires which until the late 80s early 90s formed the USSR, and spans a period from 1905 to…
The Dutch trade unions – and their support activities in central and eastern Europe
Rene van TilborgThis paper aims to explains how the Dutch unions evolved in the post war period and the reasons why they committed such significant resources to developing strong links and…
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