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Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century Ser.: State and the Unions : Labor Relations, Law, and the Organized Labor Movement in America, 1880-1960 by Christopher L. Tomlins (1985, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521314526
ISBN-139780521314527
eBay Product ID (ePID)2133204

Product Key Features

Number of Pages366 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameState and the Unions : Labor Relations, Law, and the Organized Labor Movement in America, 1880-1960
SubjectLabor & Industrial Relations, General, United States / General, Labor & Employment
Publication Year1985
TypeTextbook
AuthorChristopher L. Tomlins
Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, History
SeriesStudies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN85-000414
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal344.73/018/09
Table Of ContentEditor's preface; Preface; Part I. The Legitimacy of the Labor Union: Introduction: 'Labor's ultimatum to the public'; 1. The corporate political economy; 2. Law, labor, and ideology; 3. From conspiracy to collective bargaining; Part II. Labor and the Liberal State: Introduction: 'Who bears the business risks'; 4. The New Deal collective bargaining policy; 5. A legal discourse; 6. Utopians and technocrats; Part III. 'Lie Down Like Good Dogs': Introduction: responsible unionism; 7. The road to Taft-Hartley; 8. The Taft-Hartley Act; 9. The state and the unions; Bibliographical essay; Index.
SynopsisThis book was first published in 1985. The enactment of the Wagner National Labor Relations Act in 1935 gave organized labor what it has regarded ever since as one of its greatest assets: a legislative guarantee of the right of American workers to organize and bargain collectively. Yet while the Wagner Act's guarantees remain substantially unaltered, organized labor in America today is in decline. Addressing this apparent paradox, Tomlins offers an examination of the impact of the National Labor Relations Act on American unions. By studying the intentions of policy makers in the context of the development of labor law from the late nineteenth century, and by looking at the course of labor history since the act's passage, Tomlins shows how public policy has been shaped to confine labor's role in the American economy. If unions want a cure for their contemporary malaise, he concludes, they must recognize that many of their problems stem from the laws which purport to protect them., This 1985 book offers a critical examination of the impact of the National Labor Relations Act on American unions. Dr Tomlins examines both the laws from the late nineteenth century and the history of the act's passage. He shows how public policy confined labour's role in the American economy and the problems faced by unions that stem from these laws.
LC Classification NumberKF3389.T6 1985