The State and the Unions: Labor Relations, Law, and the Organized Labor Movement in America, 1880-1960

Abstract

Editor's preface Preface Part I. The Legitimacy of the Labor Union: Introduction: 'Labor's ultimatum to the public' 1. The corporate political economy 2. Law, labor, and ideology 3. From conspiracy to collective bargaining Part II. Labor and the Liberal State: Introduction: 'Who bears the business risks' 4. The New Deal collective bargaining policy 5. A legal discourse 6. Utopians and technocrats Part III. 'Lie Down Like Good Dogs': Introduction: responsible unionism 7. The road to Taft-Hartley 8. The Taft-Hartley Act 9. The state and the unions Bibliographical essay Index.