Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)

Private sector unionism is in decline in the United States. As a result, labor advocates, community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals concerned with the well-being of workers have sought to develop alternative ways to represent workers' interests. Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century provides the first in-depth assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to this drastically altered landscape. This important volume provides case studies of new labor market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. The contributors examine the behavior and impact of new organizations that have formed to solve workplace problems and to bolster the position of workers. They also document how unions employ new strategies to maintain their role in the economic system. While non-union institutions are unlikely to fillВ the gap left by the decline of unions, the findings suggest that emerging groupsВ and unions might together improveВ some dimensions of worker well-being.В Emerging Labor Market Institutions is the story of workers and institutions in flux, searching for ways to represent labor in the new century. Private sector unionism is in decline in the United States. As a result, labor advocates, community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals concerned with the well-being of workers have sought to develop alternative ways to represent workers' interests. __Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century__ provides the first in-depth assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to this drastically altered landscape. This important volume provides case studies of new labor market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. The contributors examine the behavior and impact of new organizations that have formed to solve workplace problems and to bolster the position of workers. They also document how unions employ new strategies to maintain their role in the economic system. While non-union institutions are unlikely to fill the gap left by the decline of unions, the findings suggest that emerging groups and unions might together improve some dimensions of worker well-being. __Emerging Labor Market Institutions__ is the story of workers and institutions in flux, searching for ways to represent labor in the new century. Individual rights and collective agents: the role of old and new workplace institutions in the regulation of labor markets / David Weil White hats or Don Quixotes? human rights vigilantes in the global economy / Kimberly Ann Elliott; Richard B. Freemen The living wage movement: what is it, why is it, and what's known about its impact? Jared Bernstein The role and functioning of public-interest legal organizations in the enforcement of the employment laws / Christine Jolls Unionization of professional and technical workers: the labor market and institutional transformation / Richard W. Hurd, John Binge A workers' lobby to provide portable benefits / Joni Hersch A submerging labor market institution? unions and the nonwage aspects of work / Thomas C. Buchmueller, John E. DiNardo, Robert G. Valletta Union participation in strategic decisions of corporations / Eileen Appelbaum, Larry W. Hunter Development intermediaries and the training of low-wage workers / Lisa M. Lynch

emerging Labor Market Institutions For The Twenty-first Century Provides The First In-depth Assessment Of How Effectively Labor Market Institutions Are Responding To The Decline Of Private Sector Unions.

this Important Volume Provides Case Studies Of New Labor Market Institutions And New Directions For Existing Institutions. While Non-union Institutions Are Unlikely To Fill the Gap Left By The Decline Of Unions, The Findings Suggest That Emerging Groups and Unions Might Together Improve some Dimensions Of Worker Well-being. emerging Labor Market Institutions Is The Story Of Workers And Institutions In Flux, Searching For Ways To Represent Labor In The New Century.

"Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century" provides the first indepth assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This important volume provides case studies of new labor market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. While non-union institutions are unlikely to fill the gap left by the decline of unions, the findings suggest that emerging groups and unions might together improve some dimensions of worker well-being. "Emerging Labor Market Institutions" is the story of workers and institutions in flux, searching for ways to represent labor in the new century "The contributors to this important volume provide case studies of new labor market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. They examine the behavior and impact of new organizations that have formed to solve workplace problems and to bolster the position of workers, and they document how unions are seeking new strategies to maintain their role in the economic system. Their evidence suggests that while non-union institutions are unlikely to fill the gap left by the decline of unions, emerging groups and unions might together improve some dimensions of worker well-being Provides case studies of new labour market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. The contributors examine the behaviour and impact of new organizations that have formed to solve workplace problems and to bolster the position of workers. They also document how unions employ new strategies to maintain their role in the economic system. While non-union institutions are unlikely to fill the gap left by the decline of unions, the findings suggest that emerging groups and unions might together improve some dimensions of worker well-being 1......Page 1 2......Page 12 3......Page 24 4......Page 56 5......Page 58 6......Page 110 7......Page 152 8......Page 188 9......Page 190 10......Page 218 11......Page 240 12......Page 242 13......Page 276 14......Page 304 15......Page 326 16......Page 328 17......Page 332 Private sector unionism is in decline in the US. This volume examines the strategies being employed by unions to protect their positions & also looks at the new institutions, such as NGOs & community groups, that are concerned with workers' interests. Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century ultimately tells a story of workers and institutions in flux, searching for ways to represent labor in the new century and its attendant new economies."--Jacket