Will the rise of the global economy be the death of unions and collective bargaining? How can unions safeguard employee wages, benefits and workplace conditions when companies can hire workers in countries where they have no bargaining power or legal protection? Can unions deal with globalization by using their traditional approaches to representing workers, or…
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Prof. Gary Chaison’s labor expertise makes him a media favorite
In 2009, faced with a 23 percent pay cut and threats to close permanently The Boston Globe, the union employees of New England’s flagship newspaper returned to the bargaining table and settled for a 6 percent wage cut, pension freeze, reduced health care benefits and a five-day unpaid furlough. According to Gary Chaison, professor of…
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Clark University professor’s new book examines the future of collective bargaining in America
The workplace has changed dramatically in the past decade; one could argue the pros and cons of such changes. Labor unions (with membership at an all-time low) have lost influence in the workplace and in the economy, and workers’ job and income security are declining. How has union influence evolved, and what types of bargaining…