Decline of Organized Labor in the United States

Name: Decline of Organized Labor in the United States
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ISBN: 9780226301037

ISBN-10: 0226301036

ISBN-13: 9780226301037

Edition: 1987

Authors: Michael Goldfield

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Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/15/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Figures


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Organized Labor in the United States: Its General Weakness and Recent Decline



Introducing the Decline



National Political Influence



The Collective Bargaining System



The Significance and Meaning of Union Decline



The Significance of the Trade Union Debate



The Components of Union Decline and the Importance of New Organizing



Possible Explanations for the Decline



Reasons Behind the Trade Union Decline



The Interrogation of the First Suspect: Changes in the Economic Structure and Social Composition of the Work Force



A Preliminary Investigation into Cyclical Trends in New Union Organizing



The Continuing Search for the Real Culprits: The Relation of Class Forces



Conclusion



Summary



Some Speculations


Appendixes



The Data



The Cross-sectional Models



Pooling of Cross-section and Time-series Data Models



The Yearly Aggregate Data


Bibliography


Index