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Paperback, 520 pages
Publisher: National Employee Rights Institute
Publication Date: 1999-07


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    For Federal employees, the avenue toward protecting their rights is winding and sometimes, full of potholes. Now, the lawyers of Passman and Kaplan --- a noted Washington law firm --- have compiled a guide book that every agency employee will want to consult. This road map steers the employee onto the right path.

Which route, the MSPB or the EEOC? Or maybe both? How much time to file? What if an appeal is necessary? When should the case go straight to the judge? What if a security clearance is revoked? Theres even a separate chapter for postal employees....

Authors: Jonathan B. Forman.
Paperback, 429 pages
Publisher: Urban Institute Press
Publication Date: 2006-09-30


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    Work. Hard work! And plenty of it. That is what has made the United States into the world's foremost economic superpower. But while we Americans value and respect work, we are also concerned about economic justice. We like to see all workers earn a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. And we like having a safety net to catch those who cannot compete successfully in our labor markets. America works because of this balance between the desire to reward work and our concerns about economic justice. But according to Jon Forman, America could work even better. In Making America Work, Forman explains how current government policies influence work and work behavior and makes the case for changing government tax, welfare, Social Security, pension, and labor market policies to encourage work and promote greater economic justice. It is a clear, provocative declaration of principles and a bold prescription for policies that restore and preserve the balance of work rewards and economic justice....

Authors: Dan Kieran.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Publication Date: 2006-01-01


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Quick -- what's the worst, most mind-numbing, humiliating, horrendous, horrific job you can think of?

They're all here. The worst jobs in the world. Firsthand accounts of one hundred horrible jobs guaranteed to make you groan, laugh, and maybe, just maybe help you feel a teensy bit better about your own place in the rat race. Painstakingly assembled by the geniuses behind the British humor magazine The Idler, this collection includes the gloriously gory details of such occupations as: hospital launderette, gas station worker, weed sprayer, bank teller, janitor's assistant, and telemarketer.

It's a hilarious romp through the stinky cesspool of employment hell, with helpful commentary from those who speak of crap jobs from hard-won personal experience. So curl up with this guide and be grateful for the job you have...or grab the want ads now!

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Paperback, 360 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2003-03-14


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    This book addresses the controversial call for international labor standards, seeking to productively further this debate by considering the economic implications and history of these standards. A result of an initiative by Professor Kaushik Basu in his capacity as member of the Expert Group of Development Issues (EGDI) sponsored by the Swedish Foreign Ministry, the contributions are based on discussions at a seminar held in Stockholm in August 2001. Compiling the best research in the field, this book provides a solid basis for policy decisions, while also serving as a challenging text for students in trade, development, and labor economics.

• Analyzes the economic implications and history of international labor standards.
  
• Productively furthers the debate about intervening with international labor standardsStems from a seminar organized through the Expert Group on Development Issues (EGDI), sponsored by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Authors: Daniel Nelson.
Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
Publication Date: 1998-08-25


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    A concise, original, and illuminating interpretation of the rise and decline of American labor from the 1820s to the present, focusing on the role of the autonomous worker, the threat of employer reprisals, and the influence of external forces. Lively, coherent, and eminently readable...an excellent overview. --Choice. Selected by Choice as an outstanding book for 1998. American Ways Series....

    Shifting Fortunes takes on the long, often tumultuous history of the American labor movement in a concise narrative that follows organized labor's emergence in 19th-century mines through its glory days in the famous automobile strikes of the 1930s, right up to the decline symbolized by the firing of striking air-traffic controllers by President Reagan. Daniel Nelson, a professor of history at the University of Akron, keeps digressions to a minimum, concentrating on the big themes that keep the story moving. While designed as a general overview, Shifting Fortunes does offer a wealth of factual material; attention is paid to major organizations, such as the Knights of Labor, the International Workers of the World, and the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, as well as individuals such as John L. Lewis and Samuel Gompers. And though the book's subtitle indicates that labor is in decline, Nelson does end his narrative with a look to the future that suggests American labor may well be resurgent. --Robert McNamara...

Authors: Edward S. Herman.
Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1982-05-31


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    Deep and detailed research into the workings of corporate enables Professor Herman to throw considerable light on how the board of directors operates, how important outside directors are, how new members are selected, and how multiple directorships interlock the large corporations. Throughout the book the author contrasts the power of the managers with that of other interest groups - bankers, family - and he concludes that power lies with the managers. But this has not changed the basic objectives of the corporation - the pursuit of growth and profits - nor has it enhanced social responsibility. After thorough investigation Edward Herman concludes that government regulation has done surprisingly little to reduce the autonomy of the corporation. Just as the influence of bankers and investors has been resisted, so has the effect of regulation. Improved communications and controls, geographic dispersion, and the enhanced adaptability and mobility of the large corporation have all played a part in maintaining corporate power and managerial control. Corporate Control, Corporate Power will be essential reading for executives, policy makers, regulators, and all those concerned to make the corporation more responsible and accountable....

Authors: Isabel Valle.
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Washington State University
Publication Date: 1994-05

Authors: John Knight. Lina Song.
Hardcover, 276 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 2005-06-02


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    From an administered labor system under central planning, the Chinese economy has moved towards a labor market. This book reviews the progress that has been made over two decades of urban economic reform. It analyzes the underlying political economy that has both induced and impeded reform, and examines the economic changes that have unleashed market forces. Based on frontier research using specially designed and collected survey data, the book documents the rising wage inequality, the greater rewards for skills, the growing wage segmentation based on labor immobility and profit-sharing, the emergence of serious urban unemployment, and the competition from the rising tide of rural migrants. China does not yet have a functioning labor market: the book concludes by examining the prospects for its creation....

Authors: John Lund.
Paperback, 87 pages
Publisher: ILR Press
Publication Date: 1992-10

Authors: Robert Montemayor. Henry Mendoza.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Scholargy Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date: 2004-09


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    Right now, more than 40 million Latinos reside, work, and go to school in America. Between 2000 and 2010, it is estimated that Hispanics will account for close to 46% of this country's total population growth, making it the nation's largest minority group. For the first time in one readable source, RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES helps us to understand why Latinos are a growing and significant economic engine. Latinos and non-Latinos alike will have a vivid picture of the contributions, the changes, the near-and long-term impact that Latinos have had and will have on America at every level: history, business, arts and culture, politics and government, the judiciary, the military and every other major element that contributes to society. RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES provides a concise yet comprehensive history of Hispanic contributions to this country, all the way back to what was in truth the first "permanent" European settlement in America - which was not in Jamestown, but in St. Augustine, Florida. The books moves forward through contributions by Hispanics in virtually every important area of the nation's history, with forty-two Medals of Honor, a Nobel Prize in science, and a myriad of achievements in government and education. Most importantly, RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES culminates in a very specific call to action, a loud and clear path that will redress the almost shocking absence of Latinos in positions of top leadership in this nation's major institutions. When will Latinos be appointed to the highest levels of this country's institutions, so that they may also be in top leadership roles to shape the direction and greatness of America? RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES suggests a powerful, positive beginning....