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What
do Unions Do? This is a a special of edition of The Journal of
Labor Research (volume 25, issue 3). If you are writing a
paper about (or just interested in) the current state of unions in
the U.S., this is a great starting point.
General Data
Bureau of Labor
Statistics: Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject
Europe’s
information Society thematic portal
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the tripartite UN agency that brings
together governments, employers and workers of its member states in
common action to promote decent work throughout the world.
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency
created by Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor
Relations Act the primary law governing relations between unions and
employers in the private sector.
BNET: “Browse millions of business articles from
thousands of trade and general-interest publications.”
Management
US Chamber of Commerce “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the
world’s largest business federation representing 3 million
businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and
local chambers and industry associations.”
National Association of Manufacturers – “The NAM’s mission is to advocate on behalf of its members to enhance the
competitiveness of manufacturers by shaping a legislative and
regulatory environment conducive to U.S. economic growth and to
increase understanding among policymakers, the media and the general
public about the vital role of manufacturing in America’s economic
and national security for today and in the future.”
MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA (MHIA)
“is the largest U.S. material handling & logistics association
representing the leading providers of material handling & logistics
solutions. Solutions that make the supply chain work.”
Working Women
Women Working, 1800 - 1930 “focuses
on women's role in the United States economy and provides access to
digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from
Harvard University's library and museum”
Illinois Labor
Illinois Labor History Society
Human Rights - Sweatshops
FairLabor- a nonprofit organization dedicated to
ending sweatshop conditions in factories world
wide.
Human Rights for
Workers- links for human rights issues
Unions
AFL/CIO: home of the American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL/CIO)
Working For
America “The AFL-CIO Working for America
Institute (WAI) is a union-sponsored, nonprofit organization
dedicated to creating good jobs and building strong communities.”
“LABORNET was founded in 1991 to
build a democratic communication network for the labor movement”
Articles:
Milton Friedman’s 1970 New York Times article: “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Its Profits”
New York Times: “Bright Spot in Downturn: New Hiring Is Robust”
New York Times: “Economic
Scene: Job Satisfaction is not Just a Matter of Dollars”
Estelle M. Morin: “The Meaning of work in modern times”
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Topics in the Moraine
Valley Library
Career Development
Discrimination in employment
Dual-career families
Globalization
Green Business or Green Economy
Job
Satisfaction
Labor unions / Labor movement
Occupations
Quality of work life
Sustainable
development
Wages or Wage surveys
Work and family
Work—Psychological aspects
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