Central Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism:
Central Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism:

Author: Immanuel Ness

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-08

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1317475194

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Central Labor Councils are the local arm of the labor movement responsible for coordinating collective activities among different unions in a region. Once quite powerful organizations with important political roles at local and regional levels, CLCs waned significantly during the 1940s and 50s. This work examines the recent re-emergence of Central Labor Councils and how they are being utilized as effective bodies to help rejuvenate the labor movement. It combines comprehensive history of the CLCs in America since the early 19th century and case studies by CLC leaders in Atlanta, Milwaukee, San Jose, and Seattle -- the regions where CLCs have re-emerged as important players in advancing the labor movement.

Corporations, Businesses, and Families
Corporations, Businesses, and Families

Author: Roma S. Hanks

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780866568630

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Corporations, Businesses, and Families offers a comprehensive look at the relationship between family systems and work organizations. Discussions ranging from work-family issues of the past such as the decline of the role of the family in the workplace during the rise of labor unions, to current trends toward increased corporate provision of child care, introduce a historical overview of the changes in work-family relationships from various perspectives. Special topics of interest include methodological strategies for researchers investigating work-family issues within the corporation, perspectives of minority families in corporate work settings, and family responsiveness in military organizations. In addition to examining the relationship between the corporation and the families of its employees, the authors explore the systems of management and succession in family-run corporations and businesses, and the family business aspects of teleministries. Researchers, students, human resource managers, and business policymakers will benefit from the information in this authoritative new book. The trends and issues identified in this illuminating volume will be useful in planning corporate initiatives that affect families, and in training students in business and social science programs where work-family issues are of interest.

Left Out
Left Out

Author: Judith Stepan-Norris

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780521798402

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Black Detroit and the Rise of the UAW
Black Detroit and the Rise of the UAW

Author: August Meier

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780472032198

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A classic of labor history, with a new foreword by one of the leading figures in urban studies

Out of the Crucible
Out of the Crucible

Author: Dennis C. Dickerson

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1986-09-15

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1438401167

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This book examines in depth the century-long struggle of Black laborers in the iron and steel industry of western Pennsylvania. In the process it shows how the fate of these Black workers mirrors the contemporary predicament of the Black working class and the development of a chronically unemployed underclass in America's declining industrial centers. Dickerson argues that persistent racial discrimination within heavy industry and the decline of major industries during the 1970s are key to understanding the social and economic situation of twentieth-century urban Blacks. Through a blend of historical research and contemporary interviews, this study chronicles the struggle of Black steelworkers to gain equality in the industry and the setbacks suffered as American steelmaking succumbed to foreign competition and antiquated modes of production. The plight of western Pennsylvania's Black steelworkers reflects that of Black laborers in Chicago, Gary, Detroit, Cleveland, Youngstown, Birmingham, and other major American cities where heavy industry once flourished.