Those elements of life persist, of course, but they are somewhat diminished, as Robert Putnam, a social scientist, observed in 1995 in “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital”. He described the shrivelling of civic institutions, which he blamed on many of the forces that coincide...
Those elements of life persist, of course, but they are somewhat diminished, as Robert Putnam, a social scientist, observed in 1995 in “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital”. He described the shrivelling of civic institutions, which he blamed on many of the forces that coincide...
Unions matter in this equation. According to the Department of Labor, workers in unions earn 30% higher wages — taking home $863 a week, compared with $663 for the typical nonunion worker — and are 59% more likely to have employer-provided health insurance than their nonunion counterparts...
After years of declining influence, unions are having a resurgence. Employees from companies across the country are increasingly organizing as a means of asking for more benefits, pay and safety from their employers. Between October 2021 and March of this year, union representation petitions filed a...
The Norris La Guardia Act was passed in 1932 to protect organized labor and unions. Labor unions were restrained by legal and judicial barriers from certain activities and could be taken to court for striking, boycotting, picketing, and the like. The act also kept employers from forcing employe...
labor unions in the US and certainly in Western Europe. Unions are declining all over the world. So nothing is balancing the power of capital. There is no countervailing force to say we ought to care about people. It is all about money. Unless that changes, I'm not very optim...
- by Imran Khan Amongst people under the age of 35 in America, a predominant view that I see emerging is how the Baby Boom generation in the US (born 1946-64) is consuming the future of the younger generation in...
128–29). A form of industrial citizenship, forged by trade unions, limits rights to workers designated by collective bargaining agreements either industry-wide (as in Germany) or firm-based (as in Japan). In both cases, rights are not equally enjoyed by everyone presently working, citizen ...
According to the neoclassical view, wage rates appear to be rigid downward only because workers prevent wages from declining noticeably by withdrawing labor as soon as pay rates fall below reservation levels.4 Neoclassical economists describe unemployment as voluntary, whereas Keynesians claim it is ...
The future of a Santa Barbara County community is at risk in afight over declining groundwater. (Ian James, L.A. Times) Last but not least, RIP to “Chintatown” screenwriter Robert Towne, whodied this month at 89.He won an Academy Award in 1975 for...