'Unions in America' provides a concise and current introduction to what America's labour unions do and why they do it. Chaison portrays America's unions as complex, self-governing organisations that are struggling to regain their lost membership, bargaining power, and political …
'Unions in America' provides a concise and current introduction to what America's labour unions do and why they do it. Chaison portrays America's unions as complex, self-governing organisations that are struggling to regain their lost membership, bargaining power, and political …
Intended for undergraduate and graduate students, traces the evolution of labour unions in the period 1800-2000. Describes their role in politics, as bargaining agents, and ways of union revival.
"Is labor's day over or is labor the only real answer for our time? In this new book, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan argues that even as organized labor seems to be crumbling, a revived--but different--labor movement is now more rel…
"Is labor's day over or is labor the only real answer for our time? In this new book, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan argues that even as organized labor seems to be crumbling, a revived--but different--labor movement is now more rel…
"Is labor's day over or is labor the only real answer for our time? In this new book, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan argues that even as organized labor seems to be crumbling, a revived--but different--labor movement is now more rel…
Argues that a new kind of labor movement in the United States will be crucial for reviving the economy and maintaining the middle class, emphasizing the importance of organized labor and investments in the labor force by the rich.
"Is labor's day over or is labor the only real answer for our time? In this new book, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan argues that even as organized labor seems to be crumbling, a revived--but different--labor movement is now more rel…
"Is labor's day over or is labor the only real answer for our time? In this new book, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan argues that even as organized labor seems to be crumbling, a revived--but different--labor movement is now more rel…