labor markets are introduced before union history and organization, col-
lective bargaining, and government labor policies are discussed. The as-
sumption is that the union movement is viewed properly as an outgrowth
of the problems the worker faces from the supply side of the market. The
chapters on wages, unemployment, and social security follow those on
unionization.

I wish to thank my colleagues and students at Boston University for
their discussions and comments that over the years have helped to sharpen
my knowledge and understanding of labor economics. I am especially in-
debted to Mr. Wendell D. Macdonald and Professor John J. Hughes,
each of whom read substantial portions of the manuscript and offered
valuable suggestions and advice. I also wish to thank Mrs. Mildred M.
Butterfield, who typed the entire manuscript.

My wife, Cynthia Webb Burtt, has been a constant source of encour-
agement and inspiration.

I alone, of course, am responsible for any errors of fact or analysis.

EVERETT J. BURTT, JR.

Boston, Massachusetts
March, 1963

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