The Transformation Of Us Unions

Download or read book The Transformation of U.S. Unions written by Ray M. Tillman and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primarily investigates how important the 1995 change in the leadership of the AFL-CIO, the US federation of labor unions, may turn out to be for the course of the labor movement. The 14 essays advocate a socially conscious grassroots democracy as the crux of union reform and resurgence. Labor activists, scholars, and journalists consider such topics as rank-and-file organizers, reform in the Teamsters and United Auto Workers, Justice for Janitors, and cross border alliances. Paper edition (unseen), $22.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR