Screen LibraryRe-union : how bold labor reforms can repair, revitalize, and reunite the United States /
"In Re-Union, David Madland explores how labor unions are essential to all workers. Yet, union systems are badly flawed and in need of rapid changes for reform. Madland's multilayered analysis presents a solution -- a model to replace the existing firm-based collective bargaining with a la...
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ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Ithaca, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"In Re-Union, David Madland explores how labor unions are essential to all workers. Yet, union systems are badly flawed and in need of rapid changes for reform. Madland's multilayered analysis presents a solution -- a model to replace the existing firm-based collective bargaining with a larger, industry-scale bargaining method coupled with powerful incentives for union membership. These changes would represent a remarkable shift from the norm, but would be based on lessons from other countries, US history and current policy in several cities and states. In outlining the shift, Madland details how these proposals might mend the broken economic and political systems in the United States. He also uses three examples from Britain, Canada, and Australia to explore what there is yet to learn about this new system in other developed nations. Madland's practical advice in Re-Union extends to a proposal for how to implement the changes necessary to shift the current paradigm. This powerful call to action speaks directly to the workers affected by these policies -- the very people seeking to have their voices recognized in a system that attempts to silence them." -- "The central argument of this book is that stronger unions operating under a new type of labor system could help address America's underlying economic and political challenges. The new system would be built around two central ideas: active policy support for unions and broad-based collective bargaining"-- |
| Carrier Form: | x, 227 pages : illustration, form ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781501755378 1501755374 9781501755385 1501755382 9781501755392 1501755390 |
| Index Number: | HD6508 |
| CLC: |
F249.712 D417.122 |
| Call Number: | D417.122/M182 |
| Contents: |
The Plan -- Unions as the Solution -- The Contours of a Modern Labor System -- Lessons from Canada, Britain, and Australia -- Answering Skeptics -- Creating the New System. |