"Defines the challenges facing the movement and offers
comprehensive prescriptions for its successful
transformation."
--"The George Washington Law Review"
A valuable analysis of the rise, fall, and--hopefully--the
revival of unionism in America. The book] distills into readable
form a mass of legal and empirical analysis of what has been
happening in the workplaces of the United States and other
industrial democracies. Most important, Craver has drawn a
blueprint of what must be done to save collective bargaining in
this century--must reading for scholars, lawmakers, and,
especially, union leaders themselves.
--"Paul C. Weiler, Harvard Law SchoolAuthor of Governing the
Workplace: The Future of Labor and Employment Law"
"A thoroughly researched, insightful, and readable look at why
American unions have declined. . . . This is a very informative
analyis of a vital topic, and it will have a multidisciplinary
appeal to anyone interested in union- management relations.
--Peter Feuille, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations,
University of Illinois"
When employees at firms like Greyhound and Eastern Airlines walk
out to protest wage and benefit reductions, they are permanently
replaced and their representative labor unions destroyed. Every
year, the threat or drama of a high-profile strike--in air traffic
control towers, at Amtrak, or at Caterpillar--makes national
headlines and, every year, several hundred thousand unrepresented
American employees are discharged without good cause.
During the past decade, employer opposition to unions has
increased. Industrial and demographic changes have eroded
traditional blue-collar labor support, and class-based myths have
discouraged organization among white-collar workers. As the
American labor movement begins its second century, it is confronted
by challenges that threaten its very existence. Is the decline of
the American labor movement symptomatic of a terminal
condition?
In this work, Charles Craver presents an incisive analysis of
the current state of the American labor movement and a manifesto
for how this crucial institution can be revitalized. Journeying
with the reader from the inception of labor unions through their
heyday and to the present, Craver examines the roots of their
decline, the current factors which contribute to their dismal
condition, and the actions that are needed--such as the recruitment
of female and minority employees and appeals to white-collar
personnel--that are necessary to ensure union viability in the 21st
century.
Craver thoughtfully discusses what labor organizations must do
to organize new workers, to enhance their economic and political
power, and to adapt to modern-day advances and to an increasingly
global economy. He also suggests changes that must be made in the
National Labor Relations Act. This book is essential reading for
lawyers, scholars, and policy-makers, as well as all those
concerned with the future of the labor movement.
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