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The British Sociological Association: This is the website of the professional body. There are details of research, academic journals, meetings, and membership details. Look out for the "Work, Employment and Society" Journal. Office of National Statistics: This website is extremely comprehensive. Look out for details of unemployment, pay rates, strikes, and special features on current statistics. British Social Attitudes: This site gives attitudes to a variety of social issues, since 1983. It includes changing attitudes to working life, to unemployment, to trade unions, etc.. You will need to register to get access. Institute for Public Policy Research: This is an independent research organisation, with links to the Labour Party in Britain. International Labour Organisation: This website will give international statistics on trade unions. Institute of Economic Affairs: This is an independent website, with links to the Conservative Party in Britain. Working Lives Research Institute: This the website of a research and teaching institute within the London Metropolitan University. It has one of the largest group of researchers in this area in Britain. Eric Ohlin Wright Home Page: This web site documents developments in the democratic organisation of work in Porto Allegre in Brazil and in Wisconsin in the U.S.A. There is a rich archive of documents relating to the research of the Wright and his colleagues. See case study two in "Deepening Democracy". Institute of Employment Rights. This site is mainly about legal changes affecting British workers. But it also has details of educational resources relevant to work, and current political initiatives. This is the homepage of James Heartfield. It contains a large number of essays, and blogs, on very contemporary concerns. In particular there is a focus on cultural politics, and housing. This is the homepage of the Union Ideas Network. It is supported by sympathetic solicitors, and a number of British Universities. It gives good summaries of recent research, and current issues for all trade unionists. Some articles are given in total. One needs to register to login.
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