Contingent Work

Contingent Work
Author: Kathleen Barker
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1998
Genre: Contract system (Labor)
ISBN: 9780801484056

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The successful 1997 strike by the Teamsters against UPS, and the overwhelming support the American public gave the strikers highlighted the impact of contingent work--an umbrella term for a variety of tenuous and insecure employment arrangements. This book examines the consequences of working contingently for the individual, family, and community.