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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 |
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