What Do Unions Do?

What Do Unions Do?
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0465091326
ISBN-13 : 9780465091324
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Book Synopsis What Do Unions Do? by : Richard B. Freeman

Download or read book What Do Unions Do? written by Richard B. Freeman and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 1985-10-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of the impact of trade unions on working conditions and labour relations in the USA - based on a comparison of unionized workers and nonunionized workers, examines wage determination, fringe benefits, wage differentials, employment security, labour productivity, etc.; discusses trade union power and incidence of corruption among trade union officers; notes declining rate of trade unionization in the private sector. Graphs and references.


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