Bargaining for Competitiveness: Law, Research, and Case Studies

Authors

Richard N. Block Editor, Michigan State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

1-1-2003

DOI

10.17848/9780585469652

Abstract

This book offers an analysis of the relationship among collective bargaining, firm competitiveness, and employment protections and creation in the United States. The contributors provide an overview of the legal framework and the economic and industrial relations research on collective bargaining, competitiveness, and employment, then follow with four case studies that provide insights into the process of collective bargaining and its current status in the evolving U.S. labor-management system.

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Contents

1. Collective Bargaining in Context: Comparing the United States and Europe / Richard N. Block and Peter Berg

2. Competitiveness and Employment Protection and Creation: An Overview of Collective Bargaining in the United States / Richard N. Block

3. The Impact of Collective Bargaining on Competitiveness and Employment: A Review of the Literature / Dale Belman and Richard N. Block

4. Case Study Methodology / Richard N. Block

5. Basic Aluminum: Alcoa–Rockdale, Texas, and United Steelworkers of America Local 4895 / Richard N. Block

6. Auto Assembly: General Motors–Lansing, Michigan, and United Automobile Workers Local 652 / Richard N. Block and Peter Berg

7. Automobile Parts: Lear Corporation–Elsie, Michigan, Division and United Automobile Workers Local 1660 / Michael L. Moore and Richard N. Block

8. Health Care: Sparrow Health System, Lansing, Michigan, and Professional Employees Council of Sparrow Hospital/Michigan Nurses Association / Michael J. Polzin and Peter Berg

9. Overview and Conclusions / Richard N. Block

ISBN

9780880992626 (cloth) ; 9780880992619 (pbk.) ; 9780585469652 (ebook)

Subject Areas

LABOR MARKET ISSUES; Employment relationships; Unions and collective bargaining