Working Capital: The Power of Labor's Pensions (ILR Press Books) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801439019 ISBN 13: 9780801439018

Publisher: Cornell University Press, 2001

Synopsis

U.S. pension funds are now worth more than $7 trillion, and many people believe that the most important task for the labor movement is to harness their share of this capital and develop strategies that will help, rather than hurt, workers and unions. Working Capital challenges money managers and today's labor movement by asking how workers' hard-earned savings can be put to use in socially and economically progressive ways. Responsible management of pensions will create greater growth and prosperity in America, and the authors of Working Capital show that the longterm interests of pension plan beneficiaries are well served through a "worker-owners" view of the economy.This book builds on the work of the Heartland Forum supported by the United Steelworkers of America, the AFL-CIO's Center for Working Capital, and several foundations, including the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, to draw together the wisdom of a number of experts on labor's next best moves in the pension market.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0801439019
• ISBN 13: 9780801439018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Fung Archon, Hebb Tessa, Rogers Joel