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Imagining The Ideal Pension System: International Perspectives, Dana M. Muir Editor, John A. Turner Editor Jan 2011

Imagining The Ideal Pension System: International Perspectives, Dana M. Muir Editor, John A. Turner Editor

Upjohn Press

Muir and Turner gather an international roster of pension experts who present what they think would be the ideal pension systems for their countries and why. Those countries include the United States, the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Poland, and Japan.


The Transformation Of The American Pension System: Was It Beneficial For Workers?, Edward N. Wolff Jan 2011

The Transformation Of The American Pension System: Was It Beneficial For Workers?, Edward N. Wolff

Upjohn Press

The share of Americans with defined contribution pension plans now exceeds the share of those with defined benefit plans. Wolff refers to this as the "great transformation" and it leads him to examine recent evidence to see whether there are winners and losers resulting from this switch away from traditional pension plans.


Justice On The Job: Perspectives On The Erosion Of Collective Bargaining In The United States, Richard N. Block Editor, Sheldon Friedman Editor, Michelle Kaminski Editor, Andy Levin Editor Aug 2006

Justice On The Job: Perspectives On The Erosion Of Collective Bargaining In The United States, Richard N. Block Editor, Sheldon Friedman Editor, Michelle Kaminski Editor, Andy Levin Editor

Upjohn Press

This volume presents an influential group of researchers who examine the current state of workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain collectively. All of the researchers present empirical evidence to support their innovative ideas for advancing workers' rights.


Labor Standards In The United States And Canada, Richard N. Block, Ronald O. Clarke, Karen Roberts Jan 2003

Labor Standards In The United States And Canada, Richard N. Block, Ronald O. Clarke, Karen Roberts

Upjohn Press

Block, Roberts, and Clarke offer a method for comparing ten labor standards across political jurisdictions. They then apply this method to the United States and Canada, an exercise that allows them to settle the long-running dispute over whether or not Canada has higher standards than the U.S., and if so, to what degree.


Labor-Management Cooperation: The American Experience, Irving Herbert Siegel, Edgar Weinberg Jan 1982

Labor-Management Cooperation: The American Experience, Irving Herbert Siegel, Edgar Weinberg

Upjohn Press

Examines a variety of cooperative arrangements and the resulting problems and successes.