Transnational Labour Solidarity and Social Movement Unionism: Insights from and beyond a Women Workers' Strike in Turkey

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Social movement unionism through radical democracy: The case of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and climate change

“…This has not as yet led to the level of SMU described here where unions actively support allies' goals, which may adjust over time, to achieve socio-economic and climate justice. For example, Fougner and Kurto glu (2011) argue how solidarity between feminist movements and the (women) workers' strike in a Turkish case has had a positive impact for workers and the feminist movement in terms of organising people and social justice. Holland and Pyman (2012) also demonstrate how alliance building by the Australian peak union body helped to change corporate behaviour and policy outcomes on human rights and ethics.…”

Leute machen Kleider: Ein Arbeitskampf indonesischer Textilarbeiterinnen zwischen Selbstorganisation und gewerkschaftlicher Organisierung

“…Zum Verhältnis von Geschlecht und Gewerkschaft existieren inzwischen einige Forschungen (vgl. Benya 2013;Brickner 2013;Briskin 2011;Briskin 2012;Briskin/McDermott 1993;Colgan 2007;Fougner/Kurtoğlu 2011;Martens/Mitter 1994;Reerink 2006;Septi 2014;Yates 2006;Yates 2011). Vielfach wird aus einer feministischen Perspektive kritisiert, dass die Arbeits-und Lebenswelten von Frauen sich in der gewerkschaftlichen Praxis nicht widerspiegeln.…”

Social movement unionism in practice: organizational dimensions of union mobilization in the Los Angeles immigrant rights marches

“…Although applications of social movement unionism (SMU) as a concept have been inconsistent, across most applications, SMU indicates union strategy that moves beyond member representation and contract negotiations to broader social movement mobilization, which requires alliances between labour unions and other community organizations with shared goals. Such union-community alliance is a standard feature of SMU across multiple studies (Fougner and Kurtoğlu, 2011;Greer, 2008;Lier and Stokke, 2006;Serdar, 2012). SMU has been described as the 'best suited' strategy for challenging privatization of public services (Camfield, 2007: 296) and one of few options remaining for unions to exercise political power in the context of neoliberal globalization (Fougner and Kurtoğlu, 2011).…”

“…Such union-community alliance is a standard feature of SMU across multiple studies (Fougner and Kurtoğlu, 2011;Greer, 2008;Lier and Stokke, 2006;Serdar, 2012). SMU has been described as the 'best suited' strategy for challenging privatization of public services (Camfield, 2007: 296) and one of few options remaining for unions to exercise political power in the context of neoliberal globalization (Fougner and Kurtoğlu, 2011).…”