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This text tells the story of the union decline in America and of the split in the labor movement it led to, following the dismal tale of union mergers and management partnerships that accompanied the retreat from militancy since the 1980s.

This controversial study analyses the present and future prospects for organized labour in the private sector. The book takes the decline and ultimate disappearance of labour unions - not just in the United States but elsewhere in the developed world - as fact.

"The basic purpose of this book is to provide a uniquely broad assessment of the institutional health of the twenty-eight major national unions in the United States"--Page 10.

The Workers of Nations: Industrial Relations in a Global Economy compares and contrasts the experiences of different nations around important developments, including the labor market consequences of regional trading pacts like the European Community and the North American Free Trade Agreement. The book also explores the international diffusion of new forms of work organization, and the strategies - ranging from corporatism to voluntarism - that nations...