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DiSalvo, Daniel – Center for State and Local Leadership, 2012
At first glance, public-sector labor unions are just one of many types of organizations that participate in the political process. However, these unions differ significantly from other interest groups made up of individual citizens or non-labor organizations. Because their members' interests are tied to government policy, these unions are more…
Descriptors: Unions, Public Sector, Fiscal Capacity, Political Attitudes
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Scully-Russ, Ellen – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2006
Purpose: Responding to the recent split in the US labor movement, this paper aims to argue that learning must become an integral part of a progressive union devoted to organizing. Design/methodology/approach: This paper traces the evolution of vocational education in US industrial unions and critiques it in light of the challenges facing labor…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Labor Relations, Labor, Unions