Building More Effective Unions (ILR Press books) [Paperback]

Paul F. Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2000 | ISBN-10: 0801487056 | ISBN-13: 978-0801487057

Paul F. Clark believes union leaders should take advantage of the valuable discoveries made in behavioral science, and, in Building More Effective Unions, he offers a straightforward account of how they can do so. The second edition provides an updated discussion of important lessons behavioral science holds for labor organizations. It also provides new examples of how unions and their leaders have benefited from putting the principles outlined in the first edition into practice.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Building More Effective Unions provides some very useful frameworks for looking at factors that motivate workers' participation, and it offers some very practical suggestions about how organizational environments can be influenced."-Journal of Industrial Relations (reviewing the first edition)

"Building More Effective Unions provides us with a splendid account of the multiple facets of unions' activities and opportunities for union restructuring."-Transfer (reviewing the first edition)

"Building More Effective Unions succeeds at linking behavioral research findings to the practical problem of increasing participation. It will therefore prove useful to academics studying this pervasive problem and union practitioners working to improve their organizations."-Industrial and Labor Relations Review (reviewing the first edition)

"Paul Clark has taken years of behavioral science studies about unions and applied them to the modern-day challenges faced by organized labor. While I was the manager for the UniServ Program at the National Education Association (NEA) the book was an integral part of the training we provided for newly hired UniServ directors. It is an excellent resource on organizing issues, retaining members, building proper union culture, political action communication, and grievance procedures."-George Apaliski, National Education Association

"Building More Effective Unions is full of first-rate, evidence-based, practical information on how to engage members in ways that build greater commitment and loyalty to the union. Every union would benefit from the ideas in this excellent book."-Mary Lehman MacDonald, Director, AFT Healthcare

"I use the Paul Clark book every chance I get. It is an excellent account of what unions are doing to transform themselves. His approach delights students from various unions and backgrounds. I have used the book in over fifty courses and sections and will continue to use it often."-Greg Giebel, First Provost, National Labor College

"We use Paul Clark's Building More Effective Unions as the text in our Member Mobilization Course during our Business Managers Leadership Academy. Paul Clark offers a lot of practical and commonsense advice for union officials who are looking for ways to get members interested and involved in their unions. LIUNA is committed to improving member involvement in our union, and we use Building More Effective Unions to teach techniques that work."-James M. Warren, Director, LIUNA (Laborers) Education Department

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Praise for the first edition-

"Paul Clark has taken years of behavioral science studies about unions and applied them to the modern-day challenges faced by organized labor. While I was the manager for the UniServ Program at the National Education Association (NEA) the book was an integral part of the training we provided for newly hired UniServ directors. It is an excellent resource on organizing issues, retaining members, building proper union culture, political action communication, and grievance procedures."-George Apaliski, National Education Association, retired

"Building More Effective Unions is full of first-rate, evidence-based, practical information on how to engage members in ways that build greater commitment and loyalty to the union. Every union would benefit from the ideas in this excellent book."-Mary Lehman MacDonald, Director AFT Healthcare

"I use the Paul Clark book every chance I get. It is an excellent account of what unions are doing to transform themselves. His approach delights students from various unions and backgrounds. I have used the book in over fifty courses and sections and will continue to use it often."-Greg Giebel, First Provost National Labor College

"We use Paul Clark's Building More Effective Unions as the text in our Member Mobilization Course during our Business Managers Leadership Academy. Paul Clark offers a lot of practical and commonsense advice for union officials who are looking for ways to get members interested and involved in their unions. LIUNA is committed to improving member involvement in our union, and we use Building More Effective Unions to teach techniques that work."-James M. Warren, Director, LIUNA (Laborers) Education Department --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Cornell University Press (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801487056
• ISBN-13: 978-0801487057
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,572,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, concise and well-researched, April 17, 2003

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Dr. Frank Tuttle (Denver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Building More Effective Unions (ILR Press books) (Paperback)

This text can be equally helpful in the field as well as the classroom. Dr. Clark's expertise and research in union building shows through in his logical and clear methods.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This union was effectively built, May 29, 2001

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Molly (Gettysburg) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Building More Effective Unions (ILR Press books) (Paperback)

A smart and savvy look at the way unions can help in managing our lives. Dr. Clark adds a touch of class to the usual ho-hum union research books. This one is a keeper and one that every student in labor studies and industrial relations should keep on their bedside for moments of clarity in which unionization becomes the clear answer in their lives.

5.0 out of 5 stars Building Power, January 21, 2012

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Jason Mann - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building More Effective Unions, Second Edition (Paperback)

What is it that motivates workers to join and be involved with unions?

Is it something hardwired in their ideology?
Is it their outlook on life?
Is it a simple cost benefit analysis?

Building more effective unions looks at how the development of behavioural sciences applies to labour movement.

The book is full of ideas and insights on what union leaders and union organizers can do based on behavioural science.

Jason Mann, Author: Promoting Your Union: Six strategies to get more organizing leads and union members