Restoring the Promise of American Labor Law / Rudolph A. Oswald, Richard W. Hurd, Ronald L. Seeber, Sheldon Friedman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Friedman, Sheldon, editor.

Hurd, Richard W., editor.

Oswald, Rudolph A., editor.

Seeber, Ronald L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective labor agreements--United States.

Collective labor agreements.

Labor laws and legislation--United States.

Labor laws and legislation.

Labor unions--Law and legislation--United States.

Labor unions.

Labor History.

Political Science & Political History.

Local Subjects:

Labor History.

Political Science & Political History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Restoring the Promise of American Labor Law".

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Context for the Reform of Labor Law / Friedman, Sheldon / Hurd, Richard W. / Oswald, Rudolph A. / Seeber, Ronald L.

PART I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

1. Reforming U.S. Labor Relations / Rogers, Joel

2. Section 8(a)(2) and the Origins of the Wagner Act / Brody, David

3. The Demise of the National Labor Policy: A Question of Social Justice / Gross, James A.

PART II. ORGANIZING AND THE LAW

4. Patterned Responses to Organizing: Case Studies of the Union-Busting Convention / Hurd, Richard W. / Uehlein, Joseph B.

5. Employer Behavior in Certification Elections and First-Contract Campaigns: Implications for Labor Law Reform / Bronfenbrenner, Kate L.

6. Employer Tactics and Labor Law Reform / Comstock, Phil / Fox, Maier B.

7. Winning NLRB Elections and Establishing Collective Bargaining Relationships / Pavy, Gordon R.

PART III. REFORMING THE NLRA

8. Toward Fundamental Change in U.S. Labor Law: A Law Reform Framework / Pleasure, Robert J. / Greenfield, Patricia

9. What Will It Take? Establishing the Economic Costs to Management of Noncompliance with the NLRA / Kleiner, Morris M.

10. Worker Participation after Electromation and DuPont / Moberly, Robert B.

11. The Debate over the Ban on Employer-Dominated Labor Organizations: What Is the Evidence? / Rundle, James R.

12. Status of Workers' Rights to Bargain Collectively / Gruenberg, Gladys W.

PART IV. THE OUTCOMES OF BARGAINING RELATIONSHIPS

13. What Do Unions Do for Women? / Spalter-Roth, Roberta / Hartmann, Heidi / Collins, Nancy

14. The Effects of the Repeal of Utah's Prevailing Wage Law on the Labor Market in Construction / Azari-Rad, Hamid / Yeagle, Anne / Philips, Peter

15. The Role ofTechnology in Undermining Union Strength / Richardson, Charley

PART V. COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES

16. The Canadian Perspective on Workers' Rights to Form a Union and Bargain Collectively / Chaison, Gary N. / Rose, Joseph B.

17. Reforming U.S. Labor Law and Collective Bargaining: Some Proposals Based on the Canadian System / Block, Richard N.

18. Union Certification as an Instrument of Labor Policy: A Comparative Perspective / Adams, Roy J.

19. On the Status of Workers' Rights to Organize in the United States and Canada / Bruce, Peter G.

PART VI. FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE

20. Making Postindustrial Unionism Possible / Cobble, Dorothy Sue

21. New Bargaining Structures for New Forms of Business Organization / Wial, Howard

22. Representing the Part-Time and Contingent Workforce: Challenges for Unions and Public Policy / Carré, Françoise J. / duRivage, Virginia / Tilly, Chris

References

About the Contributors

Index

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ISBN:

9781501724244

150172424X

OCLC:

1088909922