On Different Planes: An Organizational Analysis of Cooperation and Conflict Among Airline Unions

by David Walsh

Overview

David Walsh examines the historically insular unions in the airline industry, where the need for cooperation has been heightened in the era since deregulation. Guided by organizational theory, he analyzes extensive data on pairs of unions, coalitions, and the airline union network as a whole, finding a complex web of connections. Drawing on quantitative data from his network analysis, on the historical background, and on descriptive case studies, including the Eastern Airlines strike, Walsh identifies the possibilities and the limitations of labor solidarity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501717406
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	05/31/2018
Series:	Cornell Studies in Industrial and Labor Relations
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	13 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

What People are Saying About This

Harry C. Katz

David Walsh provides a rare bridge between the fields of organizational behavior and industrial relations, and does so by analyzing a case, inter-union relations in the airline industry, which is interesting and worthy of attention in its own right.

Editorial Reviews

Argues that solidarity across organizational lines will increasingly become the union movement's response to the challenges and pressures it is facing, and that the airline unions are at the forefront of the approach. Draws on quantitative data, the historical background, and case studies, including the 1989 Eastern Airline strike. Paper edition (329-0), $17.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"David Walsh provides a rare bridge between the fields of organizational behavior and industrial relations, and does so by analyzing a case, inter-union relations in the airline industry, which is interesting and worthy of attention in its own right."

Harry C. Katz