Power at Work

Rebuilding the Australian Union Movement

By: Michael Crosby

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Paperback | 9 September 2005 | Edition Number 1

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For the past 100 years, Australian unions have played a key role in protecting and improving the wages and working conditions of Australian employees. Now, membership is collapsing and the union movement is under unprecedented political attack. How can it rebuild itself so as to play its role in the modern deregulated, globalised world?

In Power at Work, Michael Crosby documents the crisis facing the union movement and focusses on the central role of organising workplaces and industries in an evidence-based plan for renewal. He proposes an agenda which is hardheaded, practical and achievable, one based on the recent experiences of successful unions - unions where the membership numbers are going up.

Crosby uses examples, analysis and interviews to map out a path for action which will restore a fairer balance of power in Australian workplaces. He is the former Federal Secretary of Actors Equity and Director of the ACTU Organising Centre, and now works for the Service Employees International Union.

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An ambitious and comprehensive programme of change for unions which is at the same time an impassioned call for unions to make some necessary reforms. Crosby's programme is based on the organising model of unionism to increase the organisational capacity of unions and their social and political leverage. ... Power at Work has some undeniable strengths. Firstly, Crosby's account of union capacity building is fascinating reading, based on evidence collected by the author from his own work with a range of different unions. Michael Crosby's history as union secretary, union activist and strategist, director of Trade Union Training Australia and the ACT Organising Centre (1995-2005) gives him authority and credibility. Secondly, the tone of the text is captivat ing: Crosby's voice is impassioned and optimistic, carrying a strong narrative, and conveys his absolute and unstinting admiration for unions and their members, as well as his personal skills as a leader, trainer and activist. Finally, while some of Crosby's ideas are not beyond criticism, his is an inspired vision with the power to challenge our views and raise debate. - Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol 48(4), September 2006

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