An American Solution to an Irish Problem: A Consideration of the Material Conditions that Shape the Architecture of Union Organizing
研究了美国工会组织模式向爱尔兰的转移，通过三个低工资行业的案例比较，分析了物质条件如何影响工会组织的架构和成效，对理解工会复兴有参考价值。
New models of union organizing have become an important instrument of union growth and renewal. We examine the transfer of US-developed organizing practices to Ireland. We enquire whether the practical experiences of SIPTU can be considered successful. In particular, we focus on the question: in what way is the architecture of union organizing shaped by the material conditions that affect workers’ power? We look at three campaigns across three low-wage sectors (hotels, red meat processing and contract cleaning). The campaigns share a number of common properties, but differ in respect of the power resources available to employees and the shape of their outcomes. Using a most similar systems comparative research design, we identify a variety of causes which help explain the success and shape of the different organizing campaigns. Finally, we make a number of arguments in respect of how our findings link to debates about the future of trade unionism.