As Unions Mature : : An Analysis of the Evolution of American Unionism / / Richard Allen Lester.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Lester, Richard Allen,
• MitwirkendeR: Harbison, Frederick H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1958
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1900
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (184 p.)

With 18 million members and with power and influence that penetrate industry, the financial centers, community life, and even foreign trade, trade unionism in America has come of age. Gone is much of the old militancy and aggressiveness that so characterized unions before World War II. In this short book a wise and experienced observer attempts to explain why. He points out the factors that influence the ageing of unions, the settling clown process, and the social and economic implications of advanced unionism. He examines the experiences of five major unions, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, United Automobile Workers, the Carpenters, the Teamsters, and the United Mine Workers; and for comparison the labor movement trends in both Britain and Sweden. Here is a foundation for understanding the "mature" unions of today and for intelligent judgment of current proposals for union reform.Originally published in 1958.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE ESSENCE OF UNIONISM -- III. THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF AMERICAN UNIONISM -- IV. MANAGEMENT AND OTHER EXTERNAL INFLUENCES -- V. DYNAMIC FORCES IN AMERICAN UNIONISM -- VI. CORRUPTING INFLUENCES IN AMERICAN UNIONISM -- VII. EXPERIENCE IN BRITAIN AND SWEDEN -- VIII. EXPERIENCE IN INDIVIDUAL UNIONS -- IX. THE THEORY OF UNION DEVELOPMENT -- X. THE EVOLUTION OF UNION-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS -- XI. IMPLICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS -- XII. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY -- FOOTNOTE REFERENCES -- INDEX