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A portrait of American unions during the past 30 years. It shows the interest disjuncture between the salaried, full-time officers and the rank and file members, and describes the way American capital has undergone a fundamental transformation due to the globalization of production and markets.

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Author:   Glenn Perusek ,  Kent Worcester
Publisher:   Humanities Press International Inc.,U.S.
Imprint:   Humanities Press International Inc
ISBN:  

9780391038875

ISBN 10:   0391038877
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   01 November 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Theoretical issues: patterns of class conflict in the United States since the 1960s, Glenn Perusek and Kent Worcester; political economy after Reagan, Chris Toulouse; classical political sociology and union behaviour, Glenn Perusek. Part 2 Case studies: was there a Golden Age of the CIO - race, solidarity and union growth during the 1930s and the 1940s?, Michael Goldfield; rank-and-file teamster movements in comparative perspective, Aaron Brenner; surprising resilience - the steelworkers' struggle to hang on to the Fordist bargain, Christopher Scherrer; leadership and opposition in the United Automobile Workers, Glenn Perusek; the airline industry and airline unionism in the 1970s and 1980s, Andy Pollack; reflections on the European Model , Kent Worcester; conclusion, Staughton Lynd.

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