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Additional authors

1. Katz, Harry C. (Harry Charles), 1951-
2. Hurd, Richard W.
3. New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Description

1. vii, 402 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. From gloomy times in the 1980s, the American labor movement has returned to apparent prominence through the efforts of a new generation of energetic and progressive leaders. A distinguished group of authors examines this resurgence and the potential of American unions with sympathetic yet critical eyes. Experts from a wide variety of disciplines--industrial relations, political science, economics, and sociology--identify the central developments, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the new initiatives, and assess the progress made and the prospects for the future. Though all agree on the importance of unions, their opinions of the success of current renewal efforts diverge greatly.

Series statement

1. Frank W. Pierce memorial lectureship and conference series ; no. 11

Uniform title

1. Frank W. Pierce memorial lectureship and conference series ; no. 11.

Subject

1. Labor unions > United States
2. Labor movement > United States
3. Labor movement
4. Labor unions
5. Arbeiterbewegung
6. Gewerkschaft
7. trade union
8. trade unionism
9. trade union role
10. trade unionization
11. social movement
12. immigrant
13. collective bargaining
14. trade union merger
15. interunion rivalry
16. trade union attitude
17. trade union rights
18. workers rights
19. globalization
20. trade liberalization
21. Syndicalisme > États-Unis > 1970-2000
22. Mouvement ouvrier > États-Unis > 1970-2000
23. syndicat
24. syndicalisme
25. rôle du syndicat
26. syndicalisation
27. mouvement social
28. négociation collective
29. fusion syndicale
30. rivalité syndicale
31. attitude syndicale
32. droits syndicaux
33. droits des travailleurs
34. mondialisation
35. libéralisation des échanges
36. sindicato
37. sindicalismo
38. papel del sindicato
39. sindicalización
40. movimiento social
41. inmigrante
42. negociación colectiva
43. fusión de sindicatos
44. rivalidad sindical
45. actitud sindical
46. derechos sindicales
47. derechos de los trabajadores
48. globalización
49. liberalización del intercambio
50. United States
51. USA
52. USA
53. Etats-Unis
54. Estados Unidos

Contents

1. Introduction. Revival of the American Labor Movement: issues, problems, prospects / Lowell Turner, Harry C. Katz, and Richard W. Hurd. -- Building social movement unionism: the transformation of the American labor movement / Lowell Turner and Richard W. Hurd. -- Organize for what? : the resurgence of labor as a citizenship movement / Paul Johnston. -- Living with flexibility / Charles Heckscher. -- Lost ways of unionism: historical perspectives on reinventing the labor movement / Dorothy Sue Cobble. -- Organizing immigrant workers: case studies from Southern California / Ruth Milkman and Kent Wong. -- Structural change in the AFL-CIO: a regional study of Union Cities' impact / Jill Kriesky. -- Confronting the dilemmas of organizing: obstacles and innovations at the AFL-CIO organizing institute / Amy Foerster. -- Overcoming obstacles to transformation: challenges on the way to a new unionism / Bill Fletcher, Jr., and Richard W. Hurd. -- The evolution of strategic and coordinated bargaining campaigns in the 1990s: the steelworkers' experience / Kate Bronfenbrenner and Tom Juravich. -- Union mergers and union revival: are we asking too much or too little? / Gary Chaison. -- Building the high road in metro areas: sectoral training and employment projects / Eric Parker and Joel Rogers. -- Organized labor versus globalization: NAFTA, Fast Track, and PNTR with China / James Shoch. -- Free trade, fair trade, and the battle for labor rights / Lance Compa. -- Afterword: whither the American labor movement / Harry C. Katz.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.