Trade Unions In Transition

The decline of the American labor movement has become a subject of some significance. This collection documents and analyzes labor's deterioration, particularly such issues as why union density is relatively low in the U.S., why unions lose certification elections at a high ratio, whether labor can reverse the current trends, and what labor's future role will be in the American economic and social system. A number of well-known experts have contributed to this volume: Lane Kirkland, Ray Marshall, Walter Galeson, and Richard Freeman. Among the topics discussed are the public image of unions, their economic impact, public sector bargaining, and unionism in an international and historical perspective. ISBN 0-917616-73-1 (pbk.): $12.95.