Union Resilience in Troubled Times

Download or read book Union Resilience in Troubled Times written by Garth L. Mangum and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1994 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), AFL-CIO, during the period 1960-1993, drawing on extensive interviews of members. Part I traces the causes and consequences of the union's rapid growth during the period 1960-75. Part II covers a period of marked membership decline and the beginnings of the recovery during the years 1975-93, and closes with an appraisal of the union's future. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR