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to Labour Relations-Related SitesHere are links to sites related to the Labour Relations Links along
with their descriptions. This page is updated often as we find new sources of help on the
web. If you find a link we don't have listed, please contact us and we'll
review the site. Also, if you find that one of the links below is broken, please send an email to let
us know.
South Africa
Unions
- Cosatu Affiliates
Trade Unions and Trade Union
Federations
- Trade Unions on World Wide Web
http://www.fnv.nl/~Marcel/unionsen.html
A splendid and well maintained list from the Netherlands.An excellent place to start
surfing unions of the world.
- Unions on the Web-list from AFL-CIO
http://www.aflcio.org/unionand.htm
Another excellent collection of union home pages and other relevant websites.
- Transport and General Workers Union
http://www.thebiz.co.uk/tranunio.htm
This union has grown to become the largest general union in Britain and one of the biggest
in Europe. Despite a significant drop in membership because of the recessions and
contraction of manufacturing industry over the last 15 years, it retains close to a
million members throughout Britain and Ireland.
- Media Unions Home Page (UK)
http://www.gn.apc.org/media/
From this page you will be able to follow links to organisations representing media
workers within the UK and Ireland, to global media resources, and to other unions and
labour movement organisations.
- MSF
http://www.poptel.org.uk/msf/
The home page of MSF, the union for skilled and professional people. SF represents half a
million skilled and professional members in all sectors of the economy in the UK and
Republic of Ireland, and is the country's fifth largest union.
- Unison's Home Page
http://www.poptel.org.uk/unison/
The UK’s largest trade union hits the Web.
- Communication Workers Union
http://www.cwu.org/
The CMU was formed in January 1995 when the Union of Communication Workers joined forces
with the National Communications Union. The combined organisation, with over a quarter of
a million members, is the biggest union for the communications industry in the UK, and the
second largest in Europe.
- The Association of First Division Civil Servants
http://www.thebiz.co.uk/afdcs.htm
The trade union representing senior UK civil servants and their equivalents in
non-departmental public bodies.
- PTC.The public services,tax and commerce union
http://www.poptel.org.uk/ptc/
Britain's newest trade union PTC was formed on 1st January 1996. PTC represents 160,000
members working in all areas of central Government, many other public bodies, and a
growing number of private employers.
- Office and Professional Employees International Union
http://www.opeiu.org/
The US's largest trade union's home page
- Trade Union Congress
http://bizednet.bris.ac.uk/compfact/tuc/tucindex.htm
The UK's federation of trade unions.
- COSATU: The Congress of South African Trade Unions
http://www.cosatu.org.za/
The Congress of South African Trade Unions was founded in 1985 and has since then been in
the forefront of the struggle for workers' rights and against apartheid. COSATU is a
partner in the Tripartite Alliance consisting of the African National Congress and the
South African Communist Party.
- General Federation of Trade Unions
http://www.gftu.org.uk/
The General Federation of Trade Unions is an independent federation of specialist unions.
Set up by the TUC in 1899, we provide a range of services to our affiliates including
information, research, and education.
- AFL-CIO Organising Institute
http://www.aflcio.org:80/orginst/
The Organizing Institute was founded by the AFL-CIO in 1989 to promote and foster union
organizing as a vehicle for social and economic justice. One of the first projects of the
Institute was to recruit and train a new generation of union organizers.
- Association of University Teachers
http://www.aut.org.uk/
The Association of University Teachers,the UK's trade union for the Universities now
established on the Web.
- The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine
and General Workers' Unions
http://www.icem.org/
A very comprehensive page with up to date IR news and valuable links.
Oh well, Marxism is alive and well
(in some quarters at least)
- Italian Marxist magazine Falce Martello
(http://www.marxismo.net)
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Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site
socappeal@easynet.co.uk
http://www.marxist.com
http://www.socialist.net
PO Box 2626
London N1 7SQ
Britain
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share their knowledge and insight through regular IRRA publications and at IRRA meetings
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members in the areas of Labor and management relations, Academic research and education,
Labor and employment law, Human resources, Public policy, Union administration, Training
and development, Dispute resolution, Compensation and benefits, Labor markets and
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Section 2
Further Employee Relations Sources
Strike Page
http://www.igc.apc.org/strike/
The Strike Page is an attempt to deliver news about ongoing strikes in a timely manner.
These workers are putting themselves out on the line!
Worker's International
http://www.labornet.org/workers/
Information on international industrial relations issues.
UK Welfare at Work
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/p.coggon/
A resource for Trade Union activists,shop stewards and health and safety representatives.
O*Net-The Occupational Information Network
http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
A US government resource which aims to "support national efforts to revitalize the
American workforce"
Labor Publications
gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/11/labor/pubs
A variety of articles on labour matters in the US
Email Discussion Lists on Labour Issues
gopher://garnet.berkeley.edu:1250/11/.labor/.e-mail
Join these lists and take part in some important labour discussions.
Email Addresses of Labour Groups Online
gopher://garnet.berkeley.edu:1250/00/.labor/.resource/.lab-online
This provides a point of contact with Trade Unions. Labour research groups and pressure
groups worldwide. Be patient, it is a long list.
Comparative Industrial Relations Source List
gopher://garnet.berkeley.edu:1250/00/.labor/.resource/.comp.ind
An extensive list of books and journals from 1993.
Emire: a database on Employment Practice and Industrial
Relations in Europe
http://www.bas-net.by/rice/echo/emir.html
Extensive searchable database on Employee Relations provided by the EU.
Employee Relations Law Journal
http://www.journals.wiley.com/wilcat-bin/ops/ID1/0098-8898/prod
Titles of recent articles in US journal.
Union Members in 1994 (USA)
gopher://ftp.SHSU.edu:70/00/Economics/bls/news.release/History/union2.020995.news
Valuable insights into contemporary unionisation in the States.
US Bureau of Labor (Labstat) Labor Statistics
gopher://stats.bls.gov:70/1
Full statistical data from US Bureau of Labor
LaborNet: Internet Resources on Labor Groups
gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:70/11/labor
A US source of news and communication for the Labour Movement with full internet access
this claims to be “Labor’s gateway to the Information Superhighway”.
Labor Net-Labor Council of New South Wales
http://www.labor.org.au/
An Australian source which enables you to participate in union email conferences, add
urgent actions and news events and learn about unions in educational materials.
A Union Guide To Computers
gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/00/labor/pubs/unionguide
An excellent guide to computer applications which, although written specifically for the
US labour movement, it is universally applicable.
Workers of America
http://www.vais.net/~bweiner/woa.html
Pressure group seeking to improve the lot of the US worker.
ILR The School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell
University
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu:80/
This provides interesting information about the work of the School and a host of valuable
links for anyone interested in the field of employee relations.
US Department of Labor
gopher://marvel.loc.gov:70/11/federal/fedinfo/byagency/executive/labor
Masses of employment information from the US government.
National Center for the Workplace(US)
gopher://uclink.berkeley.edu:3030/1
By bringing together national leaders in business, labor, and government with eminent
researchers to address workplace issues, and develop public and private policies, the NCW
plans to fulfill its ambitious and important goal of improving the competitiveness and
performance of the American workplace.
Diversity Links for Women and Minorities from Career
Mosaic
http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/cm33.html
Very useful and informative set of US links.
Women
in the Workforce
US page containing a variety of information and perspectives on female employment.
Gays and the Workplace
gopher://vector.casti.com:70/11/gaystuff/QRD/workplace
US information sources on the employment of gays.
Employee Relations in Action(US Journal)
gopher://gopher.enews.com/11/business/pubs/brp/era
I quote ” EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN ACTION is a twice-monthly news service for the busy
HR professional who needs to handle employee complaints and manage potential repercussions
to the organization.”
Inside Labor Relations(US Journal)
gopher://gopher.enews.com/11/business/pubs/brp/ilr
Another quote ” INSIDE LABOR RELATIONS is a new, timely service that tells you not
only what happened, but WHY--and--WHAT HAPPENS NEXT--in the world of labor
relations.”
Labor Center Reporter(US Journal)
gopher://violet.berkeley.edu:2521/11/.lcr
From the University of Berkeley, this is provides excellent article on contemporary
issues.
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and
Society(US Journal)
http://violet.berkeley.edu/~iir/indrel/indrel.html
Information and abstracts from a prestigious journal.
Industrial Relations Research
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-f-j/industrial-relations-research/
A UK based forum for academic discussion on industrial relations broadly conceived. It
covers current research, methods, results and theories on employment relations, collective
relationships, trade unions, HRM & employment law.
Brave New Work World
http://www.newwork.com/
BraveNewWorkWorld is a service of The New Work Corporation, an innovative professional
association of researchers, consultants, publishers, and media producers specializing in
the needs of the revolutionary new world economy.
Winning Associates Employee Relations Consulting
http://www.ewin.com
This site offers an email question and answer session for questions about employee
relations issues (U.S. only), also published HR articles.
American Arbitration Association
http://www.adr.org/
A not-for-profit, public service organization, the Association provides a forum for the
hearing of disputes, with tested rules and procedures that have broad acceptance and a
roster of over 20,000 impartial neutrals to hear and resolve cases.
Worksite News
http://www.worksite-news.com/
"Worksite News is the premier news source for the occupational health, safety and
environment professional, industry leader, human resource director and quality control
supervisor throughout Western Canada. We share the latest services and products needed to
reduce costly workplace injuries, as well as hard hitting and informative editorials about
the issues affecting your daily careers".
Labor/Media Watch
http://www.fair.org/extra/9411/wsj-workplace.html
Each month, journalist Janine Jackson's column Labor/Media Watch explores the complex,
difficult and often antagonistic relationship between organized labor and the media.
Teamwork for America Initiative
http://www.teamwork.org/
The Teamwork for America Initiative is a national,grass-roots,public information campaign
to support the passage of the TEAM Act through the US Congress.
Labor Policy Association
http://www.globescope.com/lpa/
"Labor Policy Association is a public policy advocacy organization of the senior
human resource executives of America's major corporations whose purpose is to ensure that
U.S. employment policy support competitive goals of its member companies and their
employees."
Working and Living Overseas
http://www.magi.com/~issi/
A Canadian guide based on his own book by Jean-Marc Hachey.Likely to be of value to all
nationalities.
The Federation of European Employers
http://www.euen.co.uk/
An organisation offering information and advice on European social/employment
developments.Some free information but a subscription is required for the full service.
Employee Network, Inc. Behavioral Healthcare
http://www.eniweb.com/
A behavioral healthcare resource with a subpage that provides several free human resource
articles.
HR Positive Employee Relations Council
http://www.perc.net/
This free site has interactive business simulations, employee attitude survey forms, books
released chapter by chapter each month, free downloadable computer based programs,
employment law information, union avoidance tactics and a lot more.
Self Directed Work Teams
http://users.ids.net/~brim/sdwth.html
"The SDWT site is designed to help share useful team information so that 1)
prospective teams can develop some foundation for team development 2) operating teams can
find ways to and grow, as well as some helpful skills to get unstuck 3) dispel some myths,
rumors and misinformation about teams designed to throw you off course 4)people studying
business organization can have an information resource."
Ananth's Indian HRD Resource Page
http://www.digiweb.com/discovery/ananth/
Focuses on labor laws and employee relation strategies in India.
Japanese Institute of Labour
http://www.mol.go.jp/jil/index-e.htm
The Japan Institute of Labour is engaged in the comprehensive research and study of labor
problems, collecting and classifying imformation and data both domestically and
internationally, and publicizing them. Another important role is to inform labor,
management and the general public in order to deepen understanding and knowledge of labor
problems.
AIRAANZ
http://www.mngt.waikato.ac.nz/depts/sml/airaanz/airaanz.htm
The Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand. These
pages provide up to date information about the activities and resources and links that
AIRAANZ offers to its members.
John Budd's Home Page
http://www.csom.umn.edu/WWWPages/Faculty/JBudd/links.htm
Excellent set of links not only to IR sites but also to IR people on the Web.
Japanese Labor Unions, IR and HRM WWW Homepages with
English Contents
http://comp-irh.tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp/comp-irh/ARCCHUVES/UNION-LINK.html
An interesting mixture of sites direct from Japan.
Expat Forum
http://www.expatforum.com/
Expat Forum is a online community for expatriates and international business. It includes
an active messageboard, cost-of-living info, etc. It is very useful for HR managers who
want to understand some of the issues associated with a "global" workforce.
Work In America Institute
http://www.workinamerica.org/
Work in America Institute is a non-profit work research organization specializing in human
resource management. The Institute is involved in identifying and promoting high
performance work systems through sponsored site visits, roundtable sessions, special
events, national policy research, and member activities with experts from labor,
management, government, academia and other fields.
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions
http://europa.eu.int/agencies/efilwc/index.htm
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions is an
autonomous body established by the European Community to assist the formulation of future
policy.It aims to provide the Community with a scientific basis against which to develop
medium and long term policy for the improvement of social and work-related matters.
Labor Beat
http://shoga.wwa.com/~bgfolder/lb/
Labor Beat is the Chicago-based organization which develops and distributes progressive
television,radio, videos, and computer communications on labor and social issues.The Web
site is informative with some useful links.
Jobs with Justice
http://www.igc.apc.org/jwj/
Jobs With Justice is a US labor, community and religious coalition dedicated to fight for
the rights of working people.The site provides information on recent campaigns as well as
points of contact.
The Psychiatric Disability Management Resource page
http://www.psychdismgmt.com/
This page is an information and services resource in the field of managing mental illness
or psychiatric disability in the workplace. Its audience consists of consumers, mental
health professionals, human resource professionals, benefits managers, and attorneys.
EIROnline
http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/
"EIROnline is the database/website of the European Industrial Relations Observatory,
a project run by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions, an agency of the European Union.
The aim is to provide accurate and up-to-date and objective information on developments in
industrial relations in the countries of the European Union (plus Norway) and at European
level. The target audience is made up of trade union and employer organisations (at all
levels) EU institutions and national governmental bodies, but we aim, through the website,
to make EIRO's information and analysis generally available to anyone with an interest in
industrial/labour relations." A well presented and valuable site.
Cyber Picket Line
http://www.cf.ac.uk/ccin/union/index.html
From Steve Davies comes this excellent site with comprehensive links and news about the
labour movement.
Equal Opportunity-Gateway to Diversity
http://www.equalopportunity.on.ca/
A website featuring discussion and resources on workplace equal opportunity. A component
of the Government of Ontario's Equal Opportunity Plan.Facilitated by the Ministry of
Citizenship,Culture and Recreation.An excellent site with opportunities to give and
recieve information regarding equal opportunity.
Diversity Resources Online
http://www.nadm.org/
A depository of resources related to diversity in human resources and education sponsored
by the National Association for Diversity Management.A well designed site with extensive
materials.
Value Systems Applications
http://www.vsapplications.com/
"Value Systems Applications is a seminar and employee relations consulting group
founded by Vince Flowers, Ph.d. and Debra Heflich, M.A. We specialize in teaching the
Value Systems Analysis theory and its applications, "Our Values for Working"
seminar, to managers, supervisors and others to help them become more effective leaders
and communicators. This seminar presents a time-proven approach to positive employee
relations that will help you be unionfree or proactively manage with unions."
International Employment Relations Resources Online
http://www.mtsu.edu/~rlhannah/ier.html
Another excellent resource from Richard Hannah.
elaws-U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/
Elaws (Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses) is comprised of a
series of individual Advisors designed to help you understand your rights and
responsibilities as an employee or employer.An online "regulatory library",the
site has a search engine which allows users to research employment regulations with great
ease.
New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations
http://telperion.otago.ac.nz:800/mgmt/nzjir/
"The Journal concentrates on New Zealand industrial relations, but its coverage is
much greater. It welcomes articles on related topics such as industrial law and human
resource management. It also welcomes industrial relations articles from overseas,
particulary if the articles have international interest."
The Industrial Relations Association of South Africa
http://home.intekom.com/irasa/
"South Africa's leading IR association welcomes the membership and support of all
persons, associations or other bodies involved in the broad field of industrial
relations."Its services include a newsletter, a journal, an annual conference and
labour market projects.
How to Comply with Federal Employee Laws-CD-ROM
http://www.viziaenterprises.com/fedlaw1.html
An interactive CD-ROM and book with an informative website too.
Safety Info.Com
http://www.safetyinfo.com/
Award winning free site providing safety programs, training material and safety
information for business and industry.
Center for the Study of Work Teams, University of North
Texas
http://www.workteams.unt.edu/
"The Center for the Study of Work Teams is based at the University of North Texas and
was created for the purpose of education and research in the interest of all areas of
teaming."
NATLEX-A database of national labour law
http://ilis.ilo.org/ilis/natlex/ilintrna.html
"NATLEX is a bibliographic database that contains information on national laws on
labour, social security and related human rights. It is the only legislative database in
the labour field that endeavours to cover as many legal systems as possible throughout the
world."
