These papers are organized around the theme that labor unions in the United States, having suffered a precipitous decline in membership and influence, must reassess their past practices and strategies and seek new methods and solutions. Following an introduction by Wei-Chiao Huang, the document includes "Bargaining Realities: Responding to a Changing World" (Sharon P. Smith); "Innovation or Confrontation: Alternative Directions for American Industrial Relations" (Thomas A. Kochan and Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld; "Organized Labor's Political Agenda: An Economist's Evaluation" (George E. Johnson); "The Promise of Profit Sharing" (Martin L. Weitzman); "The Changing Status of Unionism around the World: Some Emerging Patterns" (Richard B. Freeman); and "Evidence on U.S. Experiences with Dispute Resolution Systems" (Orley Ashenfelter). (CML)