Labor in a Changing America

Table of contents

• Labor in a Changing America *
• Title Page *
• The Authors v
• Preface vii
• Contents *
• Labor in a Changing America *
• 1 - The American Labor Force 1
• 2 - Class, Class Consciousness, and American Workers 12
• 3 - Changing Living Standards of American Labor 45
• 4 - Income Distribution of American Labor 58
• 5 - The Reaction of American Labor to Technological Change 68
• 6 - Unemployment in the United States 82
• 7 - Another View of Unemployment 97
• 8 - The History of the American Labor Movement with Special Reference to Developments in the 1930's 105
• 9 - Forces Affecting the Growth of the American Labor Movement 121
• 10 - The Philosophy of the American Labor Movement 133
• 11 - The Rise of Industrial Unionism 143
• 12 - Unionization of White-Collar Workers 158
• 13 - The Philosophy of American Management toward Labor 171
• 14 - Work and Leisure in the Round of Life 185
• 15 - Wage Policies of American Unions 197
• 16 - Disputes Settlement: the Grievance Procedure and the Role of Voluntary Arbitration *
• 17 - Government Regulation or Control of Union Activities 224
• 18 - The Position of Minorities in the American Labor Movement 238
• 19 - Labor in American Politics *
• 20 - Social Security in America: the Two Systems Public and Private 268
• 21 - The Economic Influence of American Unions 285
• 22 - The International Activities of American Trade Unions 298
• 23 - Whither Labor: Recent Developments in the Strength and Philosophy of American Labor 311
• 24 - American Labor in a Changing World 322
• Index 333

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