Jul 22, 2019 labor unions benefit all workers lawrence mishel and matthew walters. Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints by lauri s. List of books and articles about labor unions online. Labor unions are corrupt and exploit workers robert fitch 4. Chapter labor unions and immigrant workers must support each other. Poor europeans should not come to america as indentured servants 1754 38 gottlieb mittelberger. By a 51 to 39 percent margin americans say that unions mostly hurt the economy.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Labor unions are making a comeback chris kutalik 3. Opposing viewpoints series arlington public library. Each book delivers pro versus con expert opinions selected from. The only good information in the book was an essay by thomas dilorenzo on walmart canning a bunch of grumbling butchers, and also closing a store in canada that unionized. Steven greenhouse was a new york times reporter for 31 years, including 19 as its labor and workplace reporter. Labor unions have been a part of the united states ever since the industrial revolution, when laborers had to fight for safe working conditions and fair wages. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic. Four arguments against the elimination of child labor. Labor unions introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
And by a 42 to 25 percent margin most americans want unions to have less influence in our country. Baldwin 22 labor unions are making a comeback chris kutalik 29 labor unions are corrupt and exploit workers robert fitch 36. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Explores the issues surrounding labor unions by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a procon format.
How have immigration and globalization affected labor unions. In honor of labor day, i have decided on a discussion of labor unions, and their effect in society. Showing 1 20 of 214 results for opposing viewpoints series sort. Common knowledge series introducing issues with opposing viewpoints. Labor union a labor union is as defined in the dictionary, an organization of wage earners formed for the purpose of serving the members interests with respect to wages and working condition.
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Dean the influence of labor unions is declining kevin hassett workers should not be required to pay union. Labor unions, viqi wagner, book editor brigham young university. A part of the gale in context suite, opposing viewpoints offers an enhanced user experience with familiar navigation and a modern design to help users successfully orient across gale products. He is the author of the new book beaten down, worked up. However, i feel moved to speak against a recent push, i guess led by hugh sinclair, to insert a ban on child labor into the lending policies of microfinance institutions mfis, microfinance investors, and such accrediting programs as the smart. This book continues the debate over whether labor management cooperation serves the interests of workers and unions in the united states. Labor unions developed differently on the continent than they did in great britain and in the united states, mainly because the european unions organized along industrial rather than along craft lines and because they engaged in more partisan political activity. This book is about income inequality in the united states. Opposing viewpoints is the premier online resource covering todays hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Global issues for users with access to both resources. Provides information on social issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and fulltext magazine and newspaper articles. Read about the rise of organized labor in this subject guide from u. Apr 04, 2002 well, to start off, i will admit, even as a supporter of the workers struggle, and as radical and outrageous as this may sound to some of you coming from me, labor unions are not perfect.
Labor unions and workers rights opposing viewpoints library. Labor unions have been a part of the united states ever since the industrial revolution, when laborers had to fight for safe working. Table of contents for labor unions viqi wagner, book editor. Detroit, mi, wayne state university press, 1997, 240 pp. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer that is. David bacon is a west coast writer and photographer, and former factory worker and union organizer.
First, it means that a tiny percentage of wealthy people possess a vast percentage of the wealth. Mar 02, 2018 in honor of labor day, i have decided on a discussion of labor unions, and their effect in society. Labor unions are corrupt and exploit workers 36 robert fitch 4. Comparison of the political orientation of trade unions.
But, as brian obach shows, the two largest and most powerful social movements in the united states actually share a great deal of common ground. Read sources about labor unions from a variety of perspectives on sirs issues researcher. Opposing viewpoints is a series of books on current issues which seeks to explore the varying opinions in a balanced proscons debate. Discover librarianselected research resources on labor unions from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Search results opposing viewpoints series unnumbered. The benefits of remaining nonunion, from the companys viewpoint, are. By society, i mean a group of individuals who have come together and agreed on a certain set of rules to live by. Opposing viewpoints presents articles, reference books, videos, audio on a variety of social issues including labor unions, offshoring, collective bargaining, and more. This crosscurricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Labor unions inspired by the acclaimed opposing viewpoints series, this series helps readers gain an awareness of current issues and develop critical thinking skills by presenting a wealth of information on contemporary issues in a colorful, easytoread format.
Poor europeans should come to america as indentured servants 1666 36 george alsop 8b. Labor unions by viqi wagner, december 7, 2007, greenhaven press edition, library binding in english. The series attempts to encourage critical thinking and issue awareness by providing opposing views on contentious issues. But now, lets address the criticisms i get from my fellow schoolmates about geo. Labor unions essay example topics and well written essays. Labor unions are making a comeback 29 chris kutalik 3. Critics argue that labor unions stifle economic growth and harm workers more than they help. How globalization creates migration and criminalizes immigrants beacon press, 2008 during the cold war, many of the people with a radical vision of the world were driven out of our labor movement. Customize your search with the us history collection database. Discusses the popular labor unions, leaders and tactics used. Opposing viewpoints still sets the standard for currentissue studies. Opposing views on labor unions the san diego uniontribune. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories.
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But the first amendment means the government may not discriminate between viewpoints simply because it favors one side. But the rest of the book was lacking a few essays pointed out the structural flaws of unionization inflexibility, sclerotic bureaucracy, corruption, scandals, racism, embezzlement, and influence peddling, for example and a few showed the impracticality of an antagonistic and violent union movement in a new economy, but no essay really showed the harm done by unions to nonunionized employees, and none were good on praising the unionbusting heroes. Chapter preface 20 labor unions are in decline robert e. Showing 1 20 results of 203 for search opposing viewpoints series unnumbered skip to content until further notice, in response to covid19, ishare requesting and statewide library delivery are temporarily suspended, and ishare library materials will not be considered overdue. There has been a lot of criticism of labor unions in general, coming from conservatives on this campus as well as questioning liberals, in the wake of the graduate employees union victory.
The item labor unions, viqi wagner, book editor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in brigham young university. Download file to see previous pages moreover there was a special department in the us department of labor, which took stock of strikes. Dec 07, 2007 labor unions by viqi wagner, december 7, 2007, greenhaven press edition, library binding in english labor unions opposing viewpoints december 7, 2007 edition open library donate. Opposing viewpoints spring 2020 greenhaven publishing. Unions brought about many major improvements for union workers that are now widespread among union and nonunion jobs alike, such as paid. Mar 10, 2020 construction labor unions have scored a major regulatory victory as the u. Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints by noel merino. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Labor and the environmental movement the mit press. Contains eighteen essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to labor unions, including the status of u. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate the status of u. This database is built from opinion essays published in the opposing viewpoints book series, but also includes articles and other sources of information on. At the first sign of union organizing, company management often decides to. Chomskys recommended labor history books list the following is a book list on labor history made from the references in noam chomskys books.
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