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Including contributions by both British and American researchers, this book explores equal value developments in the two countries. Through thematic chapters and case studies, it examines legal developments, trade union activity, the operation of job evaluation, and the race and class politics of equal value. Both the possibilities and the limits of equal value reform are discussed.

Including contributions by both British and American researchers, this book explores equal value developments in the two countries. Through thematic chapters and case studies, it examines legal developments, trade union activity, the operation of job evaluation, and the race and class politics of equal value. Both the possibilities and the limits of equal value reform are discussed.

As a result of its size, history, immigration flows, and institutional complexity at the city, county, state, and national levels, the United States is characterized by disparate yet coexisting systems of political economy and labor policy. Some of the northeastern, midwestern, and western states have at times had a kind of "laborist capitalism" in which public policy and prominent employers acknowledged union power and legitimacy. In the South, things are different: Mississippi and South Carolina are among the states least hospitable to unionism. In such states, local business interests have preserved low taxes, lax regulations, and low wages. The authors of Disunited States of America describe several dimensions of labor policy differentiation across the states as well as examine the underlying dynamics.Contributors: Sarah Collins, Commonwealth Fund; Janice Fine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ray Hogler, Colorado State University; David Jacobs, Morgan State University; Margaret Kahn, University of Michigan–Flint; Richard Marens, California State University–Sacramento; Michael Ogbolu, Howard University; John Schmitt, Center for American Progress; Roland Zullo, University of Michigan

First published in 1983, Picketing stands as the pioneering comprehensive analysis of industrial dispute tactics in modern British labour relations. At its core, the study examines the 1980 Employment Act-legislation specifically designed to restrict picketing activities and secondary actions by trade unions. The authors provide a thorough investigation of the political, legal, and economic foundations that shaped this legislative strategy. The authors examine what were the effects on industrial disputes in the two years after the passing of the Act, by observing such disputes and explaining what impact the new law had on the behaviour of all parties: workers, trade union officials, management and police.The exceptional depth and breadth of this study offers an unparalleled foundation for analyzing the Conservative Government's industrial relations approach and the broader role of legal frameworks in labour disputes. As Britain continues to face industrial decline, persistent unemployment, and ongoing attempts at reforming labour relations through legislation, picketing remains a central issue in contemporary political discourse. This volume provides an essential critical framework for scholars, policymakers, and labour relations professionals seeking to understand the complex interplay between law, industrial action, and economic policy in modern Britain.

First published in 1983, Picketing stands as the pioneering comprehensive analysis of industrial dispute tactics in modern British labour relations. At its core, the study examines the 1980 Employment Act-legislation specifically designed to restrict picketing activities and secondary actions by trade unions. The authors provide a thorough investigation of the political, legal, and economic foundations that shaped this legislative strategy. The authors examine what were the effects on industrial disputes in the two years after the passing of the Act, by observing such disputes and explaining what impact the new law had on the behaviour of all parties: workers, trade union officials, management and police.The exceptional depth and breadth of this study offers an unparalleled foundation for analyzing the Conservative Government's industrial relations approach and the broader role of legal frameworks in labour disputes. As Britain continues to face industrial decline, persistent unemployment, and ongoing attempts at reforming labour relations through legislation, picketing remains a central issue in contemporary political discourse. This volume provides an essential critical framework for scholars, policymakers, and labour relations professionals seeking to understand the complex interplay between law, industrial action, and economic policy in modern Britain.

First published in 1983, Picketing stands as the pioneering comprehensive analysis of industrial dispute tactics in modern British labour relations. At its core, the study examines the 1980 Employment Act—legislation specifically designed to restrict picketing activities and secondary actions by trade unions. The authors provide a thorough investigation of the political, legal, and economic foundations that shaped this legislative strategy. The authors examine what were the effects on industrial disputes in the two years after the passing of the Act, by observing such disputes and explaining what impact the new law had on the behaviour of all parties: workers, trade union officials, management and police.The exceptional depth and breadth of this study offers an unparalleled foundation for analyzing the Conservative Government's industrial relations approach and the broader role of legal frameworks in labour disputes. As Britain continues to face industrial decline, persistent unemployment, and ongoing attempts at reforming labour relations through legislation, picketing remains a central issue in contemporary political discourse. This volume provides an essential critical framework for scholars, policymakers, and labour relations professionals seeking to understand the complex interplay between law, industrial action, and economic policy in modern Britain.

Including contributions by both British and American researchers, this book explores equal value developments in the two countries. Through thematic chapters and case studies, it examines legal developments, trade union activity, the operation of job evaluation, and the race and class politics of equal value. Both the possibilities and the limits of equal value reform are discussed.

Documents the economic, educational, and existential struggles that single mothers in poverty confront in the current welfare climate.Shut Out portrays in vivid detail the economic, educational, and existential struggles that single mothers confront as they fight back against a welfare-to-work regime that denies them access to higher education and obstructs their aspirations as autonomous women, determined to exit poverty and attain family self-sufficiency. The book is a unique blend of policy analysis and lived realities. The voices of student mothers fighting to stay in school, and organizing for a different future, are embedded in an analysis grounded in the educational experiences of women in poverty across the states. Harsh and punitive public policies that are designed to keep poor women trapped in low wage work are juxtaposed against the actions of those who, together with their allies, have resisted-inspired by a vision of a different world made possible by higher education.Contributing authors discuss the provisions of the 1996 "welfare reform" (PRWORA) Act and the myriad of statewide responses to educational options within the framework of national legislation. In documenting the multiple obstacles and policy restrictions that low income women face, the book also highlights successful state programs, institutional practices, and community-based programs that afford low income women educational opportunities. The afterword summarizes recent legislative developments and makes policy and advocacy recommendations for the future.