Broken promise : the subversion of U.S. labor relations policy, 1947-1994 / / James A. Gross
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| Autore: |
Gross James A. <1933->
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| Titolo: |
Broken promise : the subversion of U.S. labor relations policy, 1947-1994 / / James A. Gross
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 1995 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (423 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331/.0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Labor policy - United States - History - 20th century |
| Industrial relations - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Labor laws and legislation - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Taft-Hartley: A Fundamental Change in Labor Policy or Merely Adjustments to Eliminate Abuses?; 2. Political Maneuvering to Control a New Law, a New Board, and a New Labor Czar; 3. Improper Influences; 4. Repeal Taft-Hurley: A Tale of Missed Opportunities; 5. Taft-Hurley Was Here to Stay; 6. Bargaining National Labor Policy: A Misguided Process; 7. The Eisenhower Board Remakes Labor Policy; 8. Labor Law Reform, Employer Style; 9. The New Frontier Labor Board: A Commitment to Industrial Democracy |
| 10. A New Labor Policy: Taking Industrial Democracy Seriously11. Irreconcilable Differences; 12. Making the Law Favor Employers Again; 13. Management Interests over Workers' Statutory Rights: The Final Irrelevance of National Labor Policy?; 14. Conclusion; Notes; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Wagner Act of 1935 (later the Wagner-Taft-Hartley Act of 1947) was intended to democratize vast numbers of American workplaces: the federal government was to encourage worker organization and the substitution of collective bargaining for employers' unilateral determination of vital work-place matters. Yet this system of industrial democracy was never realized; the promise was ""broken."" In this rare inside look at the process of government regulation over the last forty-five years, James A. Gross analyzes why the promise of the policy was never fulfilled. Gross looks at how the Nati |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Broken promise |
| ISBN: | 9781439903704 |
| 1439903700 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910954366103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Labor And Social Change