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Interest Groups, Local Politics, And Police Unions, Daniel Disalvo
Interest Groups, Local Politics, And Police Unions, Daniel Disalvo
Publications and Research
Police unions raise issues of great importance for political scientists. Yet, the field has neglected them. This essay argues that political scientists should see police unions as important interest groups, empowered by state collective bargaining laws, that are important players in local politics and shapers of the criminal justice system in America. The organizational properties that make police unions important interest groups are described. The important political questions that arise once we consider police union as interest groups are examined. The existing research on police unions—especially their impact on government costs and police behavior—is detailed. Ultimately, the study of collective …
The Striking Success Of The National Labor Relations Act, Michael L. Wachter
The Striking Success Of The National Labor Relations Act, Michael L. Wachter
All Faculty Scholarship
Although often viewed as a dismal failure, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) has been remarkably successful. While the decline in private sector unionization since the 1950s is typically viewed as a symbol of this failure, the NLRA has achieved its most important goal: industrial peace.
Before the NLRA and the 1947 Taft-Hartley Amendments, our industrial relations system gave rise to frequent and violent strikes that threatened the nation’s stability. For example, in the late 1870s, the Great Railroad Strike spread throughout a number of major cities. In Pittsburg alone, strikes claimed 24 lives, nearly 80 buildings, and over 2,000 …
Mother Jones, Janet Butler Munch
Mother Jones, Janet Butler Munch
Publications and Research
Mother Jones was a union organizer and activist in the U.S. labor movement. She fought to alleviate the misery of workers in mines, railroad yards, factories, and mills across the country. Her reform efforts led to the abolition of child labor, acceptance of the eight-hour workday, and implementation of Social Security and the minimum wage.
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - L Topics, Lowell Harrison
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - L Topics, Lowell Harrison
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 151 topics beginning with L ranging from L&M Bookstore to Lyne, John.