The major points of development in government policy toward trade unionism and collective bargaining are familiar to every teacher and student of American labor history. The task of explaining these events, however, remains perplexing, since they have followed no apparent consistency of...

Despite the legal ban on the closed shop, compulsory union membership continues to be a major ideological and political issue. In essence, the author of this brief discussion argues that the choice between the opposed positions on this question should be made by the workers specifically...

Reviews the article "The Labor Force under Changing Income and Employment," by Clarence D. Long. Influence of changes in income and employment on labor-force participation; Power of these two influences in the face of other influences; Possible explanation in some combination of social,...

Examines a criticism of public sector unionism. Implications for students of industrial relations; Conclusions about the relationship between collective bargaining by public employees and the health of democracy. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)