While explanations of variations in inter‐union organising success remain elusive, understanding and building on the experience of these ‘resurging unions’ holds the promise of union renewal more gene

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Trade unions’ changing role: membership erosion, organisational reform, and social partnership in Europe (2002) · doi

  Among the adversities that union leaders face are pressing organisational problems: membership erosion due to structural changes in the economy and society; unfavourable political and institutional conditions that make organizing even more difficult; and attempts to attract and represent new social groups remain insufficient.

  Keywords: among adversities union leaders face pressing organisational problems membership erosion structural changes economy society unfavourable
• British Managers’ Attitudes and Behaviour in Industrial Relations: A Twenty‐Year Study (2005) · doi

  The most unexpected findings are the modest rise of managerial unionism in the 1990s and the limited evidence of the replacement of collective bargaining by either individual or group involvement or by employee financial participation.

  Keywords: unexpected modest rise managerial unionism limited evidence replacement collective bargaining either individual group involvement employee
• Understanding organising activity among US national unions (2010) · doi

  While explanations of variations in inter‐union organising success remain elusive, understanding and building on the experience of these ‘resurging unions’ holds the promise of union renewal more generally.

  Keywords: union explanations variations inter organising success remain elusive understanding building experience resurging unions holds promise