The Twilight of the Old Unionism Book

	List of Tables	ix
	Foreword	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xv
1.	The Flow and Ebb of the Old Unionism	3
	From Trough to Peak, 1933-1953	3
	From Peak to Twilight Zone	9
	Profile of the Old Unionism	9
	Rise of the New Unionism	13
2.	Why Is the Old Unionism in the Twilight Zone?	15
	Reasons	15
	Structural Change--Economic	17
	Public Employment--A Subset of the Shift from Goods to Services	28
	Structural Change and Public Policy	28
	Summary of Structural Changee	29
	Organizing the Unorganized: Employer Opposition	29
	Organizing the Unorganized: Employee Opposition	31
	Is There a Representation Gap?	38
	Deindustrialization or Deunionization?	43
3.	Will There Be a Turnaround of the Old Unionism?	45
	The Issues and the Answers	45
	How to Revive the Old Unionism--According to the Unions and Their Supporters	46
	Labor Law Reform	62
4.	The Brave New World of the American Labor Movement	65
	The Transformation of the American Labor Movement	65
	Statistical Profile of the Brave New World of the Labor Movement	67
	Are Municipal Collective Bargaining and Municipal Governance Compatible?	71
1.	The Bankruptcy of New York City, 1975	76
2.	The San Jose School District Case, 1983	80
3.	The Philadelphia Story, 1992	81
	Education, the Teachers' Unions, and the Living Wage	88
	How Public Employees Became Organized	91
	Characteristics of Local Bargaining	96
	Concluding Comments on Municipal Unionism and Municipal Governance	99
	Origins of the Brave New World	100
	Philosophy, Policies, and Consequences of the Brave New World	108
	Conclusions: The Brave New World	109
5.	Is the Twilight of the Old Unionism Unique to the United States?	111
	Is Canada an Exception in the Decline of the Old Unionism?	113
	Two Models of Canadian Union Trends	116
	Why the Canadian Experience Is Important	120
	Employer Opposition	121
	Concession Bargaining	123
	The Canadian Public Sector Industrial Relations System	125
	The Canadian Private Sector Industrial Relations System	133
	The Free Trade Agreement	137
6.	Is the Democratic Party the Labor Party of the United States?	139
	Origin of the Argument	139
	From Trade Union to Political Partner	140
	The Value of Unions' In-Kind Contributions	143
	Can the Union Movement Sustain $400 Million in Political Expenditures?	144
	What Services Do Unions Demand from the Democratic Party?	145
	Should There Be Campaign Finance Limitations on Unions?	147
7.	Conclusions	153
	Notes	157
	Bibliography	161
	Index	171