Looking backward on labor in the United States
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Standardized manufacturing methods appearing in the 19th century encouraged labor unions to disregard the importance of training and education. Increased use of information technology and a larger service sector means organized labor must understand educational interests are central to advancement.
Publication Name: WorkingUSA
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 1089-7011
Year: 2000
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McCarthyism and organized labor: fifty years of lost opportunities
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Many labor union members were convinced the anti-communist movement of the mid-20th century was essential to maintaining US freedom. The conflict between supporters and opponents of this movement split labor unions and contributed to their decline by the end of the century.
Publication Name: WorkingUSA
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 1089-7011
Year: 2000
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Capital rules
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Capital continues to be as important in the 21st century as it was in the 20th. Social contracts are not stable, so social criticism needs to return to Western economics as the subject of debate.
Publication Name: WorkingUSA
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 1089-7011
Year: 2000
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