Contingent Work
Contingent Work

Author: Kathleen Barker

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780801484056

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The successful 1997 strike by the Teamsters against UPS, and the overwhelming support the American public gave the strikers highlighted the impact of contingent work--an umbrella term for a variety of tenuous and insecure employment arrangements. This book examines the consequences of working contingently for the individual, family, and community.

Understanding Work and Employment
Understanding Work and Employment

Author: Peter Ackers

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9780199240661

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This collection analyses the contribution of industrial relations to social science understanding.

Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1985-05

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.

Reflections on the Transformation of Industrial Relations
Reflections on the Transformation of Industrial Relations

Author: James Robert Chelius

Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : IMLR Press/Rutgers University : Scarecrow Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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The profound changes in the relationship between employers and employees during the 1980s have included increases in the extent of employee participation, declining unionization, wage restraint, concession bargaining, and labor management cooperation. These essays examine whether these significant changes constitute a fundamental transformation of the American system of industrial relations.