This book addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. It begins with a concise analysis of the meaning of knowledge work and of an information society.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 3 1 Introduction: New Responses to Bad Times for Organized Labor Chapter 4 2 Theorizing Knowledge Labor Chapter 5 3 Women and Work: Feminism and Political Economy Chapter 6 4 Convergence, Solidarity, and Labor Power: The Dream of One Big Union Chapter 7 5 Labor Convergence in the Information Economy Chapter 8 6 Beyond Business as Usual: Social Movement Unionism and Information Workers Chapter 9 7 Workers in a Changing Global Division of Labor Chapter 10 References
Klappentext
This book addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. It begins with a concise analysis of the meaning of knowledge work and of an information society.