Broken promise : the subversion of U.S. labor relations policy, 1947-1994 / James A. Gross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gross, James A., 1933-

Series:

Labor And Social Change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor policy--United States--History--20th century.

Labor policy.

Industrial relations--United States--History--20th century.

Industrial relations.

Labor laws and legislation--United States--History--20th century.

Labor laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Wagner Act of 1935 (later the Wagner-Taft-Hartley Act of 1947) was intended to democratize vast numbers of American workplaces: the federal government was to encourage worker organization and the substitution of collective bargaining for employers' unilateral determination of vital work-place matters. Yet this system of industrial democracy was never realized; the promise was ""broken."" In this rare inside look at the process of government regulation over the last forty-five years, James A. Gross analyzes why the promise of the policy was never fulfilled. Gross looks at how the Nati

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Taft-Hartley: A Fundamental Change in Labor Policy or Merely Adjustments to Eliminate Abuses?; 2. Political Maneuvering to Control a New Law, a New Board, and a New Labor Czar; 3. Improper Influences; 4. Repeal Taft-Hurley: A Tale of Missed Opportunities; 5. Taft-Hurley Was Here to Stay; 6. Bargaining National Labor Policy: A Misguided Process; 7. The Eisenhower Board Remakes Labor Policy; 8. Labor Law Reform, Employer Style; 9. The New Frontier Labor Board: A Commitment to Industrial Democracy

10. A New Labor Policy: Taking Industrial Democracy Seriously11. Irreconcilable Differences; 12. Making the Law Favor Employers Again; 13. Management Interests over Workers' Statutory Rights: The Final Irrelevance of National Labor Policy?; 14. Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439903704

1439903700

OCLC:

693761467