Three years after Barack Obama's election signaled a seeming resurgence for America's unions, the landscape looks very different. Republican governors in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio have limited the reach of collective bargaining for public employees. The moves, especially in Wisconsin, set off a national furor that has all but obscured the…

Like thousands of other people from around the country and around the world, this author was heartened and inspired by the tenacity, immediacy, and creativity of the pushback by Wisconsin's public-sector unions against Governor Scott Walker's efforts to limit their collective bargaining rights. And like many others who made the trek to Madison to…

Points out that more and more union members now work in the public sector and are more likely to be female, highly educated, white collar, and work in bureaucratic settings. Considers consequences of this shift in the composition of union membership on national union movements. Contains 35 references. (JOW)

Public-sector management teams and their counterpart labor unions are faced with an ever-increasing myriad of challenges in the quest to produce collective bargaining agreements. Shrinking tax bases, declining levels of federal and state assistance, and public demands for downsizing and privatization are all factors that suggest that financial…

An introduction by Hugh D. Jascourt and this article analyze the effects of the United States Supreme Court ruling in "Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association." Addresses the effect of the decision on fair-share-fee provisions in collective-bargaining agreements and its application to public-sector employees, particularly teachers. (50…

Contends that the United States Supreme Court ruling in "Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association" leaves unanswered many questions as to what activities of exclusive collective-bargaining representatives are and are not chargeable to dissenting nonmembers of the organization. Reviews past precedent and forecasts further court litigation.…

Four articles address issues concerned with collective bargaining and negotiating in the public sector. Highlights include differences between public and private sector collective bargaining; the cost of health care and collective bargaining in public libraries; an agreement between Harvard University and their clerical workers' union; and…

Organized labor in Oregon supports a high-skill, high-wage economic development strategy. The Oregon AFL-CIO Committee on Worker Education and Training has made policy recommendations that support this strategy. The Oregon AFL-CIO believes that fundamental reform of education is needed and recommends the following: emphasis on a high level of…

This book contains 17 social policy essays on various topics related to labor and full employment policies in the United States. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Stephen Mangum); "Secular Rabbi: The Life and Times of Sar A. Levitan" (Garth Mangum); "Young Workers, Young Families, and Child Poverty"…