Political Science : Labor & Industrial Relations

Adjudication was introduced in construction contracts as a requirement of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act in 1998 to tackle the large number of disputes which dog most projects. Provisions for adjudication are now included in all standard construction forms and are implied into all construction contracts that do not expressly include them. When adjudication was first launched there were enormous uncertainties about how it would work in practice, and books published to coincide with the launch could only speculate on this. This new guide, written by a construction lawyer and experienced adjudicator, is the first to explain how adjudication is actually working in practice. It covers all the major court decisions which have clarified enforcement, adjudicator errors and problems such as definition of construction contracts, jurisdiction, insolvency, natural justice and human rights. It also deals with the complex requirements of the legislation regarding payment terms. This will provide a highly readable, but authoritative guide for all involved in adjudications, whether contracts directors, construction consultants, lawyers or adjudicators. more...

Price: $115.00

Contains 10 papers dealing with HR versus finance in the control of corporate health care decisions; a theory of workplace conflict grounded in US municipal bargaining; creative compliance in, or union defiance of, labor regulation in Australia; and more. This title is for industrial relations and human resource scholars and practitioners. more...

Price: $94.95

A key text for anyone interested in employment and the changing world of work, whether as student, researcher, teacher, analyst, adviser or practitioner. more...

Price: $55.95

Told here for the first time, the riveting story of the most remarkable strike in American history. On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading. more...

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Carlo Tresca ranked among the most important radicals and labour activists in the United States. Culminating over a decade of research, this fast-paced biography brings to life the volatile world of radical politics in early twentieth-century America through one of its foremost figures. more...

Price: $45.00