Union Mergers in Hard Times

by Gary N. Chaison

The past fifteen years have been difficult for the labor movements in industrial countries. Gary N. Chaison addresses questions implicit in the decline of unions in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand: How and why do labor unions merge under pressure? What role do mergers play in the unions' strategies to deal with membership losses, management opposition, and hostile governments? Are there distinctive national...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801433304
• ISBN13: 9780801433306
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher