Stanislav Markelov: Russia’s Trade Union Movement, 1990s-2000s
[...]telling the story of the rise and fall of the student trade union movement (Student Defence) in the 1990s, of which he was a co-organiser, Stanislav doesn’t fail to mention the key role of “hanging out” and ideological “lack of principles” in organising work. A riot case was opened, and that’s...
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| Published in: | OpenDemocracy (London) 2019-01 |
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| Format: | Magazinearticle |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | [...]telling the story of the rise and fall of the student trade union movement (Student Defence) in the 1990s, of which he was a co-organiser, Stanislav doesn’t fail to mention the key role of “hanging out” and ideological “lack of principles” in organising work. A riot case was opened, and that’s a serious charge, up to 15 years in prison. [...]the defendants were charged with preventing court officials and law enforcement officers from carrying out their work. [...]a clever scheme has been created [in conflict situations]: say there’s two unions at a factory - an independent union and an FNPR one - and they act in the name of a certain number of employees (for example, to finish a collective agreement), and the unions disagree, then the position of the union with more members is accepted. [...]every labour dispute leads to very unpleasant consequences, and encourages far from honest behaviour by company management. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-5888 |