Which Direction for Organized Labor? - Essay on Organizing, Outreach, and Internal Transformations

With the decline of the labor movement in the United States over the past four decades, unions are facing the future with unresolved concerns over free trade agreements, dwindling memberships, and their own leverage with industry and government. Which Direction for Organized Labor? addresses critical questions facing the U.S. labor movements as it approaches the twenty-first century. It analyzes the overall state of organized labor and examines the direction it should take in rebuilding its strength and influence.

Info autore

Bruce Nissen is a program director at the Center for Labor Research at Florida International University and editor of Unions and Workplace Reorganization (Wayne State University Press, 1997).

Riassunto

This collection of essays is arranged around the themes of organizing, reaching out, and self-transformation, seeking to demonstrate the interconnection of the concepts. It examines prospects for growth and considers the current environment for organizing departures from past practices.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Bruce Nissen (Editore)
• Editore: Wayne State University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.1998
• EAN: 9780814327791
• ISBN: 978-0-8143-2779-1
• Pagine: 262
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 385 g
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva