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1 online resource (91 pages) |
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The obstacle concept of freedom -- Criticism of the obstacle concept of freedom -- Social forcing -- Some moral issues of proposal forcing -- Systemic forcing -- Criticism of previous social forcing analysis -- Appendix : twentieth-century U.S. federal labor law |
| Summary |
Annotation Are workers in the United States free? Gertrude Ezorsky traces the severe limits placed on their freedom by illegal coercion against organizing unions and by low wage offersbarely enough to feed their familiesthat workers are pressured to accept. Older, sick workers are forced to stay in exhausting jobs to be eligible for pensions. Ezorsky shows that the notions of freedom held by most contemporary social scientists and philosophers are far too limited to account for the reality of the workplace, where a lack of freedom abounds. Students preparing to enter the workplace will be informed of that reality by reading this valuable book. In addition to her philosophical investigations Ezorsky provides valuable information on the specifics of labor relations, including employment at will; the NLRA and NLRB; OSHA; outsourcing; and the distinctions among closed, union, and agency shops. Readers interested in moral philosophy, applied ethics, and labor relations will find Ezorsky's arguments clear, forceful, and compelling |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Labor market -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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Industrial relations -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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Quality of work life -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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Free enterprise -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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Liberty -- Philosophy
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Free enterprise -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Industrial relations -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Liberty -- Philosophy
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United States
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007011000 |
| ISBN |
9780801459795 |
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0801459796 |
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