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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 331 EAN: 9780071488440 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0071488448 Label: McGraw-Hill Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 276 Publication Date: August 27, 2007 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Studio: McGraw-Hill Editorial Review: Product Description: From steel workers, Teamsters, and coal miners to teachers, actors, and civil servants, union members once accounted for more than one third of the American workforce. At a mere 12 percent, union membership today is a shadow of what it once was. What happened to organized labor in America and what can be done to restore it to its role of the defender of middle-class values and economic well-being? Award-winning investigative reporter Philip M. Dine takes us on a riveting journey through America's cities and back roads, its factories and union halls, to answer those questions. From the health care crisis to massive job flight overseas, from rampant home foreclosures to illegal immigration, he clearly shows how virtually every major economic, political, and social trend impacting our way of life is tied to the state of America's unions. Combining a compelling narrative with expert analysis, Dine offers firsthand accounts of the union members striving to make their voices heard in a political landscape increasingly shaped by corporate interests, including how:
A reporter who has covered labor for two decades, Dine not only details where labor has gone wrong, but he also offers sage advice on how it can adapt to a global economy to recover the ground it lost over the last quarter century. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A must read for any labor leader, communicator, and memberThere are so few U.S. labor reporters left on the beat. Phil Dine happens to be one of the best and offers a unique insight into why labor unions are faltering and how they can hopefully change course. I would personally recommend this book to any labor leader, labor communicator, or union member who truly cares about strengthening the labor movement to improve the lives of future generations. Rating: - Possibly the Most Important Book to America's FutureI chanced upon this book at an airport bookstore, and after a long flight and several more hours at home with it, have put it down with an enormous sense of the righteous and epochal importance of this work. I have not trimmed my review to 1000 words because of the importance of this book, and the removal of the 1000 word limit from Amazon's current guidelines. This is IMPORTANT! In the introduction to the book, Congressman Gephardt laments that union membership is down to 8% from ... Read More Rating: - InspiringNow I understand what's going on with jobs, income and economic insecurity. Plus I was really inspired reading how some workers, like firefighters and food workers, have changed society despite it all. I didn't know teachers helped bring down The Wall. I'm going to recommend this book to my union leaders if they dare to read it.. Rating:  - State of the UnionsThis book has no insight into the problems union members have with their leaders and the ever expanding cost of union membership. I was hoping this would be a frame work on how unions can move forward but it turned out to be a rehash of old politics. Rating: - I will be using this in a Labor Economics courseWhile I know that many bemoan the 'liberal bias'..in the business school it is more a 'management' bias........... so here is a little leavening for me to use. It is not really liberal, it does provide an interesting analysis of why unions have declined. I think I can get away with this one LOL. Good job Mr. Dine |
