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Title Restoring the Promise of American Labor Law / Sheldon Friedman, Ronald L. Seeber, Rudolph A. Oswald, Richard W. Hurd
Published Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
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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
Analysis Collective labor agreements United States
Labor laws and legislation United States
Labor unions Law and legislation United States
Notes In English
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Subject Collective labor agreements -- United States
Labor laws and legislation -- United States.
Labor unions -- Law and legislation -- United States
LAW / Labor & Employment.
Collective labor agreements.
Labor laws and legislation.
Labor unions -- Law and legislation.
United States.
Form Electronic book
Author Friedman, Sheldon, editor
Hurd, Richard W., editor
Oswald, Rudolph A., editor
Seeber, Ronald L., editor
ISBN 9781501724244
150172424X