The Decline of Organized Labor in the United States

- Contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Organized Labor in the United States: Its General Weakness and Recent Decline
1. Introducing the Decline
2. National Political Influence
3. The Collective Bargaining System
Part 2. The Significance and Meaning of Union Decline
4. The Significance of the Trade Union Debate
5. The Components of Union Decline and the Importance of New Organizing
6. Possible Explanations for the Decline
Part 3. Reasons Behind the Trade Union Decline
7. The Interrogation of the First Suspect: Changes in the Economic Structure and Social Composition of the Work Force
8. A Preliminary Investigation into Cyclical Trends in New Union Organizing
9. The Continuing Search for the Real Culprits: The Relation of Class Forces
Part 4. Conclusion
10. Summary
11. Some Speculations
Appendixes
A. The Data
B. The Cross-sectional Models
C. Pooling of Cross-section and Time-series Data Models
D. The Yearly Aggregate Data
Bibliography
Index
Economics and Business: Business--Industry and Labor
History: American History
Political Science: American Government and Politics
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