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SUMMARY:Trade Unions and Industrial Relations in the UK: Past\, Present An
 d Future - Professor William Brown ( Faculty of Economics)
DTSTART:20161026T161500Z
DTEND:20161026T174500Z
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CONTACT:Waseem Yaqoob
DESCRIPTION:*William Brown\, 'The Challenge Facing Trade Unions in the UK'
 \nEmeritus Professor of Industrial Relations at Cambridge\, former Master 
 of Darwin College.*\n\n*Alastair Reid\, 'Studying Trade Union History: som
 e Personal Reflections'\nVisiting Professor of History and Policy\, King's
  College London\, co-founder of History and Policy. Fellow of Girton Colle
 ge.*\n\nThis new interdisciplinary seminar series run by Cambridge UCU bri
 ngs together researchers\, practitioners and policy-makers to understand a
 nd respond to the challenges facing trade unionism in the UK and beyond. I
 t explores the history\, theory and current practice of the trade union mo
 vement\, which despite prophesies of doom and decline\, remains a hugely i
 mportant part of the modern world\, embedded in the working of states and 
 economies\, continuously rediscovered as a solution to problems of inequal
 ity\, economic security\, and collective political organization.\n\nEach s
 ession involves speaker presentations and time for open discussion. There 
 will be a trip to the Anchor pub round the corner afterwards.
LOCATION:Room 5 - Mill Lane Lecture rooms Mill Lane\, Cambridge\, CB2
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