Activist Unionism

First Published in 1994. Sol Barkin was never an elected official in the trade union movement, but for twenty-six years, from 1937 until he retired in 1963. His role also saw him serve on government advisory bodies, originate public policy in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, lead the Industrial Relations Research Association, and teach in an American university.

Donald R. Stabile is professor of economics at St. Mary's College of Maryland. He holds a B.S. in business from the University of Florida and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Professor Stabile's scholarly work includes articles on the ideas of Thorstein Veblen, on scientific management and engineers, and on the public debt of the United States. He authored Prophets of Order: The Rise of the New Class, Technocracy and Socialism in America (1984) and coauthored The Public Debt of the United States: An Historical Perspective, 1775-1990 (1991).

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Two Worlds of Solomon Barkin; Chapter 2 A System of Trade Union Economics; Chapter 3 Workers, Jobs, and Unions; Chapter 4 Responsibilities of Industry; Chapter 5 How Unions Serve Their Members; Chapter 6 Coordinated Government Policy; Chapter 7 Decline of the Labor Movement; Conclusion: Full Productive and Freely Chosen Employment;