Collective Bargaining under Duress: Case Studies of Major North American Industries (LERA Research Volumes)

ISBN 10: 0913447064 / ISBN 13: 9780913447062

Published by ILR Press, 2014

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Synopsis:

The Great Recession that began in 2007 was marked by high rates of unemployment, the near collapse of the banking sector, and the bankruptcy of a host of venerable firms. The economy has only slowly recovered over the intervening years. Throughout this time, the labor movement has faced numerous challenges#8212;among them declining union membership, lackluster organizing performance, and difficulties at the bargaining table. Collective bargaining came under especially severe pressure in both private and public sectors. Employers were now more aggressive than in the 1980s, and unions were expected to concede with no promises of anything in return.Collective Bargaining under Duress highlights the recent state of collective bargaining in eight different industries across both the private and public sectors. The contributors document the struggles common throughout in new organizing, securing viable collective agreements for members after winning election, and protecting earlier hard-won gains in the face of increasingly aggressive employer opposition.Contributors: Paul F. Clark, Penn State University; Ann C. Frost, Western University, Ontario; Jody Hoffer Gitell, Brandeis University; Bob Hebdon, McGill University; Harry C. Katz, Cornell University; Jeffrey H. Keefe, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; John Paul MacDuffie, University of Pennsylvania; Frits K. Pil, University of Pittsburgh; Richard A. Posthuma, University of Texas at El Paso; Howard R. Stanger, Canisius College; Andrew von Nordenflycht, Simon Fraser University; C. Jeffrey Waddoups, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

About the Author:

Ann C. Frost is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University, Ontario.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Collective Bargaining under Duress: Case ...
Publisher: ILR Press
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good