The State and the Unions

This 1985 book offers a critical examination of the impact of the National Labor Relations Act on American unions.

List of contents

Editor's preface; Preface; Part I. The Legitimacy of the Labor Union: Introduction: 'Labor's ultimatum to the public'; 1. The corporate political economy; 2. Law, labor, and ideology; 3. From conspiracy to collective bargaining; Part II. Labor and the Liberal State: Introduction: 'Who bears the business risks'; 4. The New Deal collective bargaining policy; 5. A legal discourse; 6. Utopians and technocrats; Part III. 'Lie Down Like Good Dogs': Introduction: responsible unionism; 7. The road to Taft-Hartley; 8. The Taft-Hartley Act; 9. The state and the unions; Bibliographical essay; Index.

Summary

This 1985 book offers a critical examination of the impact of the National Labor Relations Act on American unions. Dr Tomlins examines both the laws from the late nineteenth century and the history of the act's passage. He shows how public policy confined labour's role in the American economy and the problems faced by unions that stem from these laws.

Product details

• Authors: Tomlins, Christopher Tomlins, Christopher L. Tomlins
• Assisted by: Louis Galambos (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2011
• EAN: 9780521314527
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31452-7
• No. of pages: 366
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 594 g
• Series: Studies in Economic History an; Studies in Economic History an
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous