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The new unionism in the new society : public sector unions in the redistributive state

Title: The new unionism in the new society : public sector unions in the redistributive state / Leo Troy.
Author: Troy, Leo.
Publication: Fairfax, Va. : George Mason University Press, [1994], ©1994.

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iii, 228 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

Government employee unions > United States > History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-168) and index.

Contents

I. The New Society. Structural Change in Unionism and Labor Markets. Structural Change In Socialism: The New Socialism -- II. The New and the Old Unionism. Origins. Definition of Unions. The New Unionism. From Back To Center Stage: Unionism's New Center of Gravity. Public Policy and the New Unionism. Characteristics of the New Union Movement. Patterns of Organization. Two Labor Movements -- III. The New Industrial Relations System. The Comparative Advantage of the Public System. The Public Sector Economy: Labor Market and Labor Relations Policy. Quasi-Public Labor Market. Government Finance -- IV. The Old and the New Philosophies of The Old Unionism. The Meaning and Types of Union Philosophy. Internal Philosophy: Structure. Internal Philosophy: Governance. External Philosophy: Organizing the Unorganized. External Philosophy: Business Unionism and Neo-Mercantilism -- V. The Philosophy of the New Unionism and Its Consequences. Internal Philosophy. A New External Philosophy: Social Unionism.
Pragmatic Basis of Social Unionism. Privatization. The Consequences of Social Unionism: Municipal Insolvency. Comparable Worth -- VI. Conclusions -- Appendix A: State and Local Government Employee Relations After Garciaz -- Appendix B: A Model of Convergence: The Aftermath of Garcia -- Appendix Table A-1 Density, the Old and the New Unionism, 1984 and 1988, By State -- Chart 1: Share of Total Membership in the New Unionism, 1960-1991 -- Chart 2: Membership, the New and the Old Unionism, 1970-1991 -- Chart 3: Density, the New and the Old Unionism, 1953-1991.

ISBN

0913969699 :

LCCN

94002667

OCLC

ocm29702878

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries