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Kurzman / Maiden

Union Contributions to Labor Welfare Policy and Practice

Past, Present and Future

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-415-85181-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Erscheinungstermin: 31.05.2013
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This book focuses on the contributions of organized labor in the development and evolution of workplace human services in America and eight countries around the world. Beginning with an overview of labor-sponsored social service programs, it showcases the achievements by major trade unions in the arena of human services, from inception to present.

The textbook concludes with a summary chapter which conceptualizes and summarizes current achievements and forecasts the future role of the labor movement in the delivery of workplace human services in the United States and abroad. It will be of use to those involved in the labor movement as well as practitioners in the fields of social work, human services, and labor and industrial relations.

This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780415851817
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-415-85181-7
  • Verlag: CRC Press
  • Erscheinungstermin: 31.05.2013
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2013
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 566 g
  • Seiten: 320
  • Format (B x H): 189 x 246 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Autoren/Hrsg.

Herausgeber

Preface Paul A. Kurzman and R. Paul Maiden 1. Introduction R. Paul Maiden Part 1 – Labor and Social Work 2. Labor-Social Work Collaboration: Current and Historical Perspectives Paul A. Kurzman 3. Unionization: A Necessary Strategy to Arrest Professional Decline Howard Karger and Bob Lonne Part 2 - Labor Welfare in the United States 4. Joint Labor-Management Programs in the Auto Industry and the Shaping of Human Services Lawrence S. Root and Kenneth K. Dickinson 5. Connecting Trade Unions to the Community: Promoting Employment for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions Sheila H. Akabas and Lauren B. Gates 6. The Impact of Legal and Social Services on Union Members When Sponsored by Their Union Sheila Menashe and Joseph Tronolone 7. Community-Labor Coalitions for Progressive Change Louise Simmons and Scott Harding 8. Organized Labor’s Contribution to the Human Services: Lessons from the Past and Strategies for the Future Jessica Rosenberg 9. Unions’ Responsiveness to the Aging of the Workforce Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Joelle Sano and Christina Matz-Costa Part 3 – International Labor Welfare 10. Labour Welfare in Canada: An Examination of Occupational Assistance Rick Csiernik 11. Labor Welfare in France: Social Work, Solidarity & Social Welfare Elizabeth A. Danto 12. Labour Welfare in Israel John Gal and David Bargal 13. Labor Welfare in South Africa Lourens Terblanche 14. Labor Welfare in India Binoy Joseph, Joseph I. Injodey, and Raju Varghese 15. Labor Welfare in Japan: Social Change and Enterprise Unionism Tatsuru Akimoto and Yoichi Sonoda 16. Labor Welfare in South Korea Soochan Choi 17. Labor Welfare in Hong Kong: Its Context and Content Ming-sum Tsui and Jimmy KW Lui 18. Conclusion: Toward the Future Paul A. Kurzman