From collective bargaining to collective begging : how public employees win and lose the right to bargain. / Dominic D. Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Dominic D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective bargaining--Government employees--United States.

Collective bargaining.

Collective labor agreements--Government employees--United States.

Collective labor agreements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Analyzes the expansion and restriction of public sector collective bargaining rights in the United States over a 50 year period. Grounded in research on the policy process and labor unions, this book argues that the politics of restriction are different from the politics of expansion"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Public Sector Union Puzzle

2. The Difference between Public Sector Unions and Private Sector Unions

3. The Expansion of Rights into the Public Sector

4. The Restriction of Rights in the Public Sector

5. The Stories of Ohio Senate Bill 5 and Wisconsin Act 10

6. The Narrative Strategies in Ohio and Wisconsin

7. The Paths Forward for Public Employee Labor

Appendix: Methodological Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439919606

1439919607

OCLC:

1229932510