American Federationist articles from October 1984

American Federationist archives from October 1984

America's foreign trade crisis.
October 13, 1984... America's Foreign Trade Crisis The United States is facing an unprecedented crisis in international trade. Over the last four years, U.S. exports have dropped and imports of foreign products have soared. The sharp deterioration of the...

Joseph D. Keenan: labor's ambassador in war and peace.
October 13, 1984... Joseph D. Keenan: Labor's Ambassador in War and Peace The subtitle of this recent book--"A Portrait of a Man and His Times'--sums up the two major function fulfilled by this important labor biography. Joseph Keenan, from the beginning...

Shaping policy for the nation's future.
October 13, 1984... Shaping Policy for the Nation's Future I am delighted to find myself among so many union and management representatives who are talking with each other, rather than merely at or about each other. No doubt we have, and always will have,...

What do unions do?
October 13, 1984... What Do Unions Do? At a time when the labor movement is facing challenges of historic dimensions, Richard B. Freeman and James L. Medoff have produced one of the most important books about unions to be published in the post-war era. The...

Architects of fear.
October 13, 1984... Architects of Fear George Johnson, a former reporter for The Minneapolis Star, has expanded a series of articles he wrote about political and religious fringe movements to make this book. The groups profiled are grouped on the far right...

Contract administration.
October 13, 1984... Contract Administration This book presents an excellent discussion of the role of union stewards and the enforcemnt of collective bargaining agreements through the grievance procedure. Repas, who has been teaching union members for more...

Labor in America: a history.
October 13, 1984... Labor in America: A History, Fourth Edition Prof. Melvyn Dubofsky of the State University of New York at Binghamton, has performed a noble service in bringing up-to-date the history of labor originally written by Foster Rhea Dulles. As...

Without fear or favor: George Higgins on the record.
October 13, 1984... Without Fear of Favor: George Higgins On the Record "I will be happy to go . . . on a moment's notice, if you think my presence there would serve a useful purpose.' That was Msgr. George Higgins's response to a recent request that he...