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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
- ISBN
- 978-3-319-74188-8
- Pages
- 171 –188
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-74189-5_10
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[The chapter discusses how Israeli labor union stewards are coping with market fundamentalism. It argues that the stewards often accept neoliberal truths and norms, but at the same time try to overcome its faults and break its boundaries. The stewards tend to react to the neoliberalism in three manners: First, they often consider market rules as universal and determinist, therefore accept recovery steps (e.g., laying-off employees) when those were perceived as essential. Second, they embrace the business world as a benchmark, and begin developing mastery in business administration and often hire the services of external professionals instead on those provided by the national union. Third, they initiate alternative solutions that can be tagged as socialist in their nature; however, those are still articulated in neoliberal terms.]
Published: Mar 8, 2018