Books Reviewed: Mark Hearn and Greg Patmore (eds.) - Working the Nation: Working Life and Federation, 1890-1914 Lowell Turner, Harry C. Katz and Richard W. Hurd - Rekindling the Movement: Labor's Quest for Relevance in the 21st Century Douglas Ezzy - Narrating Unemployment Anne-Marie Greene -...

This paper examines the effects of information technology (IT) on organizing and union effectiveness in US national unions. Original survey data and data from government and independent sources are combined to model outcomes including membership growth, success in representation elections, and...

Exploratory factor analysis and correlation techniques are applied to survey data to examine national unions' use of information technology (IT). We identify common dimensions in current and planned use of IT forms, its applications, and implementation issues. Finally, relations among these...