Political Protest and Labor Solidarity in Korea

This book analyzes the importance of the Korean white collar worker trade unions and how they have attained many social reforms both by promoting their own demands and by checking the government's peremptory initiatives.

Doowon Suh is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at the Korea University.

1. Introduction 2. White-Collar Unionism as Social Movements 3. Theoretical Frameworks for Political Protest and Labor Solidarity 4. Personal Welfare and Economic Justice 5. Political Protest and Social Reform 6. Inter-Union Solidarity and Industrial Unionism 7. Conclusion