Labor's grass roots
Barbash, Jack.
Labor's grass roots - New York Harper & Brothers 1961 - 250p.
At a time when union practices are under severe scrutiny by the United States government, one of the fore most observers and interpreters of the labor movement presents a reasoned defense for unionism as a valid and necessary force in our democratic sys tem.
Surveying the whole range of local union behavior, the author provides for the first time, a comprehensive pic ture of the local union in action. The training-ground for the international labor leader-the George Meany and the James Hoffa of tomorrow-is con sidered as part of a larger complex involving the international union, the collective bargaining process, and public regulation by law.
Jack Barbash portrays the struggles and politics within the local union and describes their organization and al legiance to the powerful federations. Most significantly, he shows the union members, the stewards, and the busi ness agents in daily activity in the fac tory and the meeting hall. In a penetrating conclusion-based on the premise that if the union pre sents itself as a democratic movement, it must be democratic-the author formulates a "syllabus" of local union democracy. He points out major de fects in current practice and makes specific recommendations as to how labor at the "grass roots" can more effectively enrich life for millions of working people.
Trade - Unions
331.8 BAR
Labor's grass roots - New York Harper & Brothers 1961 - 250p.
At a time when union practices are under severe scrutiny by the United States government, one of the fore most observers and interpreters of the labor movement presents a reasoned defense for unionism as a valid and necessary force in our democratic sys tem.
Surveying the whole range of local union behavior, the author provides for the first time, a comprehensive pic ture of the local union in action. The training-ground for the international labor leader-the George Meany and the James Hoffa of tomorrow-is con sidered as part of a larger complex involving the international union, the collective bargaining process, and public regulation by law.
Jack Barbash portrays the struggles and politics within the local union and describes their organization and al legiance to the powerful federations. Most significantly, he shows the union members, the stewards, and the busi ness agents in daily activity in the fac tory and the meeting hall. In a penetrating conclusion-based on the premise that if the union pre sents itself as a democratic movement, it must be democratic-the author formulates a "syllabus" of local union democracy. He points out major de fects in current practice and makes specific recommendations as to how labor at the "grass roots" can more effectively enrich life for millions of working people.
Trade - Unions
331.8 BAR