City Unions: Managing Discontent in New York City

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This concise history of New York City municipal unions makes a persuasive case that union leadership in NYC has often behaved like a junior partner in the management structure by conceding to City demands (oftentimes over the protest of the membership); by excluding the rank and file from decision-making; by doing management's job of enforcing workplace discipline; and by undermining and marginalizing militants within the ranks.

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This concise history of New York City municipal unions makes a persuasive case that union leadership in NYC has often behaved like a junior partner in the management structure by conceding to City demands (oftentimes over the protest of the membership); by excluding the rank and file from decision-making; by doing management's job of enforcing workplace discipline; and by undermining and marginalizing militants within the ranks.

"Offers a very valuable look at how and why the city's labor relations system evolved."--Choice

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  • ISBN-13: 9780813512297
  • Publisher: Rutgers University Press
  • Publication date: 1/28/1987
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 221
  • Product dimensions: 6.02 (w) x 8.96 (h) x 0.59 (d)

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