As Unions Mature: An Analysis of the Evolution of American Unionism

Richard Allen Lester

Published by Princeton University Press 1958

As Unions Mature

An Analysis of the Evolution of American Unionism

Richard Allen Lester

Volume 1900 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400875177

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With 18 million members and with power and influence that penetrate industry, the financial centers, community life, and even foreign trade, trade unionism in America has come of age. Gone is much of the old militancy and aggressiveness that so characterized unions before World War II. In this short book a wise and experienced observer attempts to explain why. He points out the factors that influence the ageing of unions, the settling clown process, and the social and economic implications of advanced unionism. He examines the experiences of five major unions, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, United Automobile Workers, the Carpenters, the Teamsters, and the United Mine Workers; and for comparison the labor movement trends in both Britain and Sweden. Here is a foundation for understanding the "mature" unions of today and for intelligent judgment of current proposals for union reform.

Originally published in 1958.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
FOREWORD Frederick H. Harbison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
I. INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. THE ESSENCE OF UNIONISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
III. THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF AMERICAN UNIONISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
IV. MANAGEMENT AND OTHER EXTERNAL INFLUENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
V. DYNAMIC FORCES IN AMERICAN UNIONISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
VI. CORRUPTING INFLUENCES IN AMERICAN UNIONISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
VII. EXPERIENCE IN BRITAIN AND SWEDEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
VIII. EXPERIENCE IN INDIVIDUAL UNIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
IX. THE THEORY OF UNION DEVELOPMENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
X. THE EVOLUTION OF UNION-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
XI. IMPLICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
XII. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
FOOTNOTE REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167