Developing Public Sector Trade Unionism in Scandinavia: From Noble Civil Servants to Militant Wage Earners

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Abstract

In Scandinavia, trade unionism originates in the private sectors. It all started with the industrial breakthrough in the 1860s, which led to profit-oriented companies coming into competition with each other and the formation of a market for the purchase and sale of labor (Webb, S. and Webb, B. [1897] Industrial Democracy [London: Longmans], see introduction of this volume). The immediate consequent was an insecure existence for the workers in the form of unemployment and pressure on wages.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTrade Union Activism in the Nordic Countries since 1900
EditorsJesper Jørgensen, Flemming Mikkelsen
Number of pages24
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Publication date1 Feb 2023
Pages327-350
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-08986-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-08987-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2023
SeriesPalgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
ISSN2634-6567

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