The union recognition dispute at McDonald’s Moscow food-processing factory

The union recognition dispute at McDonald’s Moscow food-processing factory

No === This article reports on the union recognition dispute that took place at the MacDonald's food-processing plant in Moscow. It examines this dispute in the context of McDonald's employment practices worldwide, the interventions made by international and local unions, and Russian gover...

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Main Author: Royle, Tony
Language:en
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Moscow
Russia
Fast-food industry
Multinational corporations
Employment practices
Trade unions
Work organisation
McDonald's
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6587
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spelling ndltd-BRADFORD-oai-bradscholars.brad.ac.uk-10454-65872019-08-31T03:03:18Z The union recognition dispute at McDonald’s Moscow food-processing factory Royle, Tony Moscow Russia Fast-food industry Multinational corporations Employment practices Trade unions Work organisation McDonald's No This article reports on the union recognition dispute that took place at the MacDonald's food-processing plant in Moscow. It examines this dispute in the context of McDonald's employment practices worldwide, the interventions made by international and local unions, and Russian government bodies. Despite these interventions it became impossible to either organise the workforce or establish a collective agreement. The case illustrates the difficulties facing both local unions and global union federations when confronted by intransigent multinational companies, especially in low-skilled sectors in transitional economies. 2014-11-12T11:25:07Z 2014-11-12T11:25:07Z 2005 Article No full-text available in the repository Royle, T. (2005) The union recognition dispute at McDonald’s Moscow food-processing factory, Industrial Relations Journal, July, 36, 4: 318-332. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6587 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2005.00361.x
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topic Moscow
Russia
Fast-food industry
Multinational corporations
Employment practices
Trade unions
Work organisation
McDonald's
spellingShingle Moscow
Russia
Fast-food industry
Multinational corporations
Employment practices
Trade unions
Work organisation
McDonald's
Royle, Tony
The union recognition dispute at McDonald’s Moscow food-processing factory
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