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OverviewKey players in organized labour in the USA and abroad are busy modernizing their communications and making creative and effective use of computers and other technology. The author of this book argues that the road to CyberUnion has begun and that those unions are ensuring a future strength. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur B ShostackPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780765604620ISBN 10: 0765604620 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 31 May 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Please Fasten Your Seatbelts PART I. COMPUTERS AND LABOR Chapter 1. Using Computers as a Servicing Aid Chapter 2. Using Computers as an Organizing Aid PART II. VARIATIONS ON THE THEME Chapter 3. Cyber Naught: Paving Over the Cowpath Chapter 4. Cyber Drift: Going Nowhere Chapter 5. Cyber Gain: Getting with It PART III. CYBERUNION: INFORMATICS PLUS Chapter 6. CyberUnion: Promoting Power Chapter 7. Futuristics: Promoting Alternatives Chapter 8. Innovations: Promoting Risk-Taking Chapter 9. Services: Promoting Ties PART IV: With a Little Help from Our Friends: Build it, and they will Come Chapter II Change-Agents Stateside Chapter 12 Change-Agents: Overseas Chapter 13 Choices we must Make.ReviewsAuthor InformationArthur B. Shostak is a professor of sociology at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1967 to date). He previously taught at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (1961-67). Shostak is also an adjunct sociologist on the faculty of the National Labor Relations College at the AFL-CIO George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Silver Springs, Maryland (1975 to date). In 1998 he was appointed Director of the Drexel Center for Employment Futures (DCEFTM), a university-based think tank devoted to exploring frontiers in tomorrow's world of work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |