Overview

The future of unions in the United Statres is a hotly contested matter. While different commentators reach different conclusions, all agree that public policy will be of vital importance to the union movement. The present volume considers a wide range of policy questions, analyzed by a variey of experts in the field, and is organized in four parts: a brief introduction considering the current policy climate for unions; policy and the new workplace; labor and economic issues; and, finally, political strategy and democratic politics. This work will be of interest to scholars and policymakers in labor studies, labor economics, labor law and industrial organization.

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Author:   Lawrence G. Flood
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 364.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9780313298004

ISBN 10:   0313298009
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   11 December 1995
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Unions and Policy Problems by Lawrence G. Flood Workers in the New Economy Piecing Together the Fragmented Workplace: Unions and Public Policy on Flexible Employment by Francoise Carre, Virginia duRivage, and Chris Tilly The Team Concept and the New Global Economy by Stan Luger Policy Issues in the Economy Corporate Restructuring and the Decline of American Unionism by John Russo Forays in Finance: Developments in Labor and Capital by Peter Pitegoff International Trade Policy: Implications for Employment and Labor Policy in the United States by Gerald Glyde Policy and Democratic Politics Towards More Perfect Unions: Public Policy and Union Democracy by Susan Jennick Combatting Plant Closings in the Era of Transnational Corporations by Bruce Nissen Public Sector Unions and the Ideological Struggle for the State by Lawrence G. Flood, William Scheuerman, and Sid Plotkin The Role of Law and Union Organizing: Thoughts on the US and Canada by James Atleson Selected Bibliography Index

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.,. valuable information and new insight about modern labor policy. -American Political Science Review

The essays are uniformly well-written, analytical, thoughtful, and thoughtprovoking, and all contain innovative yet practical recommendations concerning what unions should want the best ways to get in it. -Cryptologia ... valuable information and new insight about modern labor policy. -American Political Science Review ?...valuable information and new insight about modern labor policy.?-American Political Science Review ?The essays are uniformly well-written, analytical, thoughtful, and thoughtprovoking, and all contain innovative yet practical recommendations concerning what unions should want the best ways to get in it.?-Cryptologia .,. valuable information and new insight about modern labor policy. -American Political Science Review

Author Information

LAWRENCE G. FLOOD is a Professor of Political Science at Buffalo State College in New York. He holds degrees from Drew University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and he is an active member of United University Professions (AFT 2190).

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