Proceedings of New York University 50th Annual Conference on Labor
Private-sector unionization has been in a period of dramatic decline. While
much scholarship has sought to explain this development and has called for
stronger legal protection of union organizing efforts, the viability of
alternative or supplementary forms of employee representation has received
comparatively little attention. The potential for such alternatives and the
appropriate role of public policy in this arena served as the theme for the
50th anniversary of New York University's Annual Conference on Labor. This
long-standing conference brings together government officials; representatives
of companies, labor unions, and employees; lawyers; and human resources
specialists.
In this vital forum, participants discuss important themes in U.S. labor law
affecting the American workplace and share new ideas and perspectives for
improving the practice.
This latest installment includes conference papers and commentary as well as
additional essays by professors at esteemed institutions in three different
countries (Israel, Canada, and the United States). It addresses such
provocative questions as:
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What do workers want in the way of workplace representation?
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What role has individualism played in the decline of unions in private
companies?
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Do labor laws unnecessarily restrict the potential growth of employee
ownership?