I actually think here I will turn to the labor movement, being the Harry Bridges Chair of Labor Studies, which I had the honor to be at the University of Washington, brought me into close contact with the ILW, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. ...
Unions function as labor cartels, restricting the number of workers in a company or industry to drive up the remaining workers' wages. They also retard economic growth and delay recovery from recession. Over time, unions destroy jobs in the companies they organize and have the same effect on ...
Carnegie's plant manager, Henry Frick, wanted to break the steel workers' union by slashing wages, provoking a strike and bringing in scab labor. Things didn't go quite as planned. Not only did the workers go on strike, but they physically occupied the steel plant, shielding it from scab...
How did labor laws affect employers and employees in the post-Depression United States? What specific laws significantly affected U.S. unions? What will be an ideal response? Labor Laws: Labor law is described as ratification stati...
How did WWI end the labor movement? Labor and World War 1: The labor movement had always existed in the United States, but it grew significantly toward the end of the nineteenth century. As businesses grew in size, workers realized they needed to band together to contest the power wielded ...
This paper provides a comparative study of the United States and Korea regarding the effects of unions on gender earnings gaps in 2004. Using datasets representative of the population of the US and Korea, this contribution shows that gender differences in the workers' observed characteristics and ...
They all exist thanks to the advocacy of labor unions. Political economist Margaret Levi explains how these organizations forge equality and protect worker rights, calling for a 21st-century revival of the labor movement in order to build a more equitable future....
Many workplaces are covered by labor unions, which are democratically elected by the workers. Sometimes workers might find their union is not meeting their needs. The workers or local union might decide to affiliate themselves with a different union. S
Of course, the workers aren't getting paid either, so they're losing money as well. Some unions build up "war chests" -- funds to pay striking workers. But it isn't usually very much, and it's often not enough for a prolonged strike. Strikes help explain why unions are more ...
Now that we've studied unions, what is your position? Are they good for workers? Why or why not? Have you ever been a member of a union? Did you find it worthwhile or was it something you had to do? Now that we?ve studied unions, what is your position? Are they good fo...