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Cambridge University Press NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism
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Cambridge University Press Organized Workers and Socialist Politics in Interwar Japan
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Cambridge University Press Globalization and the Future of Labour Law
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Cambridge University Press The Work of Reconstruction From Slave to Wage Laborer in South Carolina 18601870
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Cambridge University Press Working for the Union British Trade Union Officers 22 Cambridge Studies in Management Series Number 22
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Cambridge University Press Labors Struggles 19451950
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Cambridge University Press Union Business
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Cambridge University Press Soviet Workers and DeStalinization The Consolidation of the Modern System of Soviet Production Relations 19531964 87 Cambridge Russian Soviet and PostSoviet Studies Series Number 87
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Cambridge University Press Pure and Simple Politics The American Federation of Labor and Political Activism 18811917
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Cambridge University Press The Union Makes Us Strong
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Cambridge University Press The Economics of the Trade Union
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Cambridge University Press The Economics of the Trade Union
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Cambridge University Press Revolutionary Industrial Unionism
Book SynopsisVerity Burgmann writes with vigour and passion about the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in Australia. The book claims that this alternative form of revolutionary working-class politics has been undervalued. It describes the 'Wobblies' activities and culture, and their impact on Australian political history.Table of Contents1. 'Flowers to the rebels failed'; 2. 'On the industrial as well as on the political field': the IWW Clubs, 1905–1910; 3. 'Wild men from Yankeeland': the arrival of the Chicago IWW, 1910–1914; 4. 'Education, organisation, emancipation': the revolutionary project; 5. 'We, the hoboes': who were the Wobblies?; 6. 'No barriers of race': the challenge to working-class racism; 7. 'It's great to fight for freedom with a rebel girl': the answer to the Woman Question; 8. 'A real democracy': organisation and practice; 9. 'A poor day's work for a poor day's pay': ethics and economics, 10. 'Bump me into parliament': the critique of Labourism, 11. 'An injury to one an injury to all': direct industrial action, 12. 'Let those who own Australia do the fighting: opposing the war, 13. 'With the ferocity of a Bengal tiger': the state responds, 14. 'Set the twelve men free': the release campaign, 15. What happened to the Wobblies?
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Cambridge University Press Heroic Defeats
Book SynopsisHeroic Defeats is a comparative investigation of how unions and firms interact when economic circumstances require substantial job loss.Trade Review' … a well written and structured and closely argued book containing detailed analysis in a readable format. Furthermore, such excellent use of secondary analysis shows what can be done with such data and methodology. In short, this book contains useful and interesting information on important industries … I thoroughly recommend it be read, put in libraries and highlighted on students reading lists'. Labour History ReviewsTable of Contents1. The puzzle of union responses to workforce reductions; 2. Games analyzing job loss; 3. Job loss in the Italian and British automobile industries; 4. Triggers of industrial action; 5. Pit closures in the Japanese and British mining industries; 6. Seeking allies: how other actors affect interactions over job loss; 7. Conclusions.
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Cambridge University Press The Evolution of the Modern Workplace
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Cambridge University Press Forces of Labor
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Cambridge University Press Soviet Workers and DeStalinization
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Cambridge University Press Strikes and Solidarity
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Cambridge University Press British Trade Unions since 1933 46 New Studies in Economic and Social History
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Cambridge University Press Urbanism Health and Human Biology in Industrialised Countries 40 Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series Series Number 40
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Cambridge University Press The Union Makes Us Strong
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Cambridge University Press The Workers Movement in the United States 18791885
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Cambridge University Press Managing Competitive Crisis
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Cambridge University Press Labour Unions Public Policy and Economic Growth
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Cambridge University Press Strikes and Solidarity
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Cambridge University Press Trajectories of Neoliberal Transformation European Industrial Relations Since the 1970s
Book SynopsisThis book has both empirical and theoretical goals. The primary empirical goal is to examine the evolution of industrial relations in Western Europe from the end of the 1970s up to the present. Its purpose is to evaluate the extent to which liberalization has taken hold of European industrial relations and institutions through five detailed, chapter-length studies, each focusing on a different country and including quantitative analysis. The book offers a comprehensive description and analysis of what has happened to the institutions that regulate the labor market, as well as the relations between employers, unions, and states in Western Europe since the collapse of the long postwar boom. The primary theoretical goal of this book is to provide a critical examination of some of the central claims of comparative political economy, particularly those involving the role and resilience of national institutions in regulating and managing capitalist political economies.Trade Review'This is an important book for all scholars and practitioners of industrial relations. It includes very detailed and insightful analyses of developments in industrial relations in a number of European countries (Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden), but its ambition goes well beyond that.' Roberto Pedersini, TransferTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Arguing for neoliberal convergence; 2. Quantitative analysis of industrial relations change; 3. Constructing a liberal market economy: the collapse of collective regulation in Britain; 4. State-led liberalization and the transformation of worker representation in France; 5. Softening institutions: the liberalization of German industrial relations with Chiara Benassi; 6. 'Well dug old mole!' The rise and decline of concessionary corporatism in Italy; 7. The conversion of corporatism: re-engineering Swedish industrial relations for a neo-liberal era; 8. Actors, institutions and pathways: the liberalization of industrial relations in Western Europe; 9. From industrial relations liberalization to the instability of capitalist growth; Bibliography; Index.
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AMISTAD PR Gray Areas
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WW Norton & Co Going Down Jericho Road
Book SynopsisThe definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade.Trade Review"...brilliant in the way it delineates the economic benefits to Southern society of American apartheid... it is also stirring in portraying the strike leaders, ordinary workers who risked everything to establish their basic rights in the face of arrogant and condescending power." Michael Carlson, The Spectator"
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WW Norton & Co Blood Runs Coal
Book SynopsisFinalist for the 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime The shocking assassination that catalyzed groundbreaking reform in Big Coal.Trade Review"Bradley reveals the appalling story of the Yablonski murders, combining elements of true crime drama and legal thriller with a perceptive exploration of a transformative moment in modern labor history." -- Steve Nathans-Kelly - New York Journal of Books"One of the most shocking episodes in organized labor’s blood-soaked history.... Bradley reconstructs the crime and the coalfield uprising it inspired in his meticulously researched book." -- Steve Halvonik - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"Union politics and true crime mix vividly in Bradley’s account.... [Bradley] tells a great story." -- National Book Review"Brought to life in vivid detail.... A nuanced picture of a real, successful struggle for democracy." -- Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein - The Baffler"Blood Runs Coal is impossible to put down. Mark A. Bradley has nailed his subjects in every possible way, from his chillingly cinematic handling of a breathtaking triple homicide to exciting courtroom dramas to a cast of villains from the violent gangs of the Hillbilly Underworld, and to the true-life heroic crusade to reform a murderous coal mining labor union. Mr. Bradley skillfully presents a world no reader will ever forget." -- Charles Brandt, author of I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa"Mark A. Bradley’s Blood Runs Coal skillfully presents the story of an American tragedy, a reminder that greed and violence, perpetrated by those in power, has always been a threat to our society, and that we must always be prepared to fight it." -- John Sayles, writer and director of Matewan"An absorbing, brilliant account of one of the most tragic murder stories in modern labor history, Blood Runs Coal judiciously uncovers the hidden layers of a brutal crime in the last moments of the tumultuous decade of the 1960s, and recovers the legacy of the heroic movement for democracy in the coal fields that remains an urgent, powerful, and hopeful cautionary tale for today." -- Jeff Biggers, author of Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland"Masterful.... An absorbing narrative of pride, greed, arrogance, and retribution that will find a place in history and true crime collections." -- Library Journal, starred review"Page-turning.... Bradley fluidly interweaves union politics with insider accounts.... The result is both a juicy true crime story and a tribute to the power of effective labor movements." -- Publishers Weekly"A well-paced, thorough investigation of a half-century-old crime whose effects are still felt in the Appalachian coal fields." -- Kirkus
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering
Book SynopsisSmart technologies comprise a dynamic new interdisciplinary research field that encompasses a wide spectrum of engineering applications including, but not limited to, intelligent structures and materials, actuators, sensors and structural observability, control systems and software tools for the design of adaptive structures.Table of ContentsPreface. About the Authors. Organization of the Book. 1 Introduction to Smart Technologies (Jan Holnicki-Szulc, Jerzy Motylewski and Przemyslaw Kolakowski). 1.1 Smart Technologies – 30 Years of History. 1.2 Smart-Tech Hardware Issues. 1.2.1 Structual Health Monitoring. 1.2.2 Adaptive Impact Absorption. 1.3 Smart-Tech Software Issues. References. 2 The Virtual Distortion Method – A Versatile Reanalysis Tool (Przemyslaw Kolakowski, Marcin Wiklo and Jan Holnicki-Szulc). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Overview of Reanalysis Methods. 2.3 Virtual Distortion Method – The Main Idea. 2.4 VDM in Structural Statics. 2.4.1 Influence Matrix in Statics. 2.4.2 Stiffness Remodeling in Statics. 2.4.3 Plasticity in Statics. 2.4.4 Example 1 in Statics. 2.4.5 Example 2 in Statics. 2.5 VDM in Structural Dynamics. 2.5.1 Influence Matrices in Dynamics. 2.5.2 Stiffness Remodeling in Dynamics. 2.5.3 Plasticity in Dynamics. 2.5.4 Mass Remodeling in Dynamics. 2.6 VDM-Based Sensitivity Analysis. 2.7 Versatility of VDM in System Modeling. 2.8 Recapitulation. 2.8.1 General Remarks. 2.8.2 Applications of the VDM to Structures. 2.8.3 Applications of the VDM to Nonstructural Systems. References. 3 VDM-Based Health Monitoring of Engineering Systems (Przemyslaw Kolakowski, Andrzej´ Swiercz, Anita Orlowska, Marek Kokot and Jan Holnicki-Szulc). 3.1 Introduction to Structural Health Monitoring. 3.2 Damage Identification in Skeletal Structures. 3.2.1 Introduction. 3.2.2 Time Domain (VDM-T) versus Frequency Domain (VDM-F). 3.2.3 Modifications in Beams. 3.2.4 Problem Formulation and Optimization Issues. 3.2.5 Numerical Algorithm. 3.2.6 Numerical Examples. 3.2.7 Experimental Verification. 3.2.8 Conclusions. 3.3 Modeling and Identification of Delamination in Double-Layer Beams. 3.3.1 Introduction. 3.3.2 Modeling of Delamination. 3.3.3 Identification of Delamination. 3.3.4 Conclusions. 3.4 Leakage Identification in Water Networks. 3.4.1 Introduction. 3.4.2 Modeling of Water Networks and Analogies to Truss Structures. 3.4.3 VDM-Based Simulation of Parameter Modification. 3.4.4 Leakage Identification. 3.4.5 Numerical Examples. 3.4.6 Conclusions. 3.5 Damage Identification in Electrical Circuits. 3.5.1 Introduction. 3.5.2 Modeling of Electrical Circuits and Analogies to Truss Structures. 3.5.3 VDM Formulation. 3.5.4 Defect Identification. 3.5.5 Numerical Example. 3.5.6 Conclusions. References. 4 Dynamic Load Monitoring (Lukasz Jankowski, Krzysztof Sekula, Bartlomiej D. Blachowski, Marcin Wiklo, and Jan Holnicki-Szulc). 4.1 Real-Time Dynamic Load Identification. 4.1.1 Impact Load Characteristics. 4.1.2 Solution Map Approach. 4.1.3 Approach Based on Force and Acceleration. 4.1.4 Approaches Based on Conservation of Momentum. 4.1.5 Experimental Test Stand. 4.1.6 Experimental Verification. 4.1.7 Comparison of Approaches. 4.2 Observer Technique for On-Line Load Monitoring. 4.2.1 State-Space Representation of Mechanical Systems. 4.2.2 State Estimation and Observability. 4.2.3 Model-Based Input Estimation. 4.2.4 Unknown Input Observer. 4.2.5 Numerical Examples. 4.3 Off-Line Identification of Dynamic Loads. 4.3.1 Response to Dynamic Loading. 4.3.2 Load Reconstruction. 4.3.3 Optimum Sensor Location. 4.3.4 Numerical Example. References. 5 Adaptive Impact Absorption (Piotr K. Pawlowski, Grzegorz Mikulowski, Cezary Graczykowski, Marian Ostrowski, Lukasz Jankowski and Jan Holnicki-Szulc). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Multifolding Materials and Structures. 5.2.1 Introduction. 5.2.2 The Multifolding Effect. 5.2.3 Basic Model of the MFM. 5.2.4 Experimental Results. 5.3 Structural Fuses for Smooth Reception of Repetitive Impact Loads. 5.3.1 Introductory Numerical Example. 5.3.2 Optimal Control 162 5.3.3 Structural Recovery. 5.3.4 Numerical Example of Adaptation and Recovery. 5.4 Absorption of Repetitive, Exploitative Impact Loads in Adaptive Landing Gears. 5.4.1 The Concept of Adaptive Landing Gear. 5.4.2 Control System Issues. 5.4.3 Modeling of ALG. 5.4.4 Control Strategies. 5.4.5 Potential for Improvement. 5.4.6 Fast Control of an MRF-Based Shock Absorber. 5.5 Adaptive Inflatable Structures with Controlled Release of Pressure. 5.5.1 The Concept of Adaptive Inflatable Structures (AIS), Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Tools. 5.5.2 Protection against Exploitative Impact Loads for Waterborne Transport. 5.5.3 Protective Barriers against an Emergency Crash for Road Transport. 5.5.4 Adaptive Airbag for Emergency Landing in Aeronautic Applications. 5.6 Adaptive Crash Energy Absorber. 5.6.1 Low-Velocity Impacts. 5.6.2 Energy Absorption by the Prismatic Thin-Walled Structure. 5.6.3 Use of Pyrotechnic Technology for the Crash Stiffness Reduction. References. 6 VDM-Based Remodeling of Adaptive Structures Exposed to Impact Loads (Marcin Wiklo, Lukasz Jankowski, Malgorzata Mróz and Jan Holnicki-Szulc). 6.1 Material Redistribution in Elastic Structures. 6.1.1 VDM Formulation. 6.1.2 Sensitivity Analysis. 6.1.3 Numerical Testing Example. 6.2 Remodeling of Elastoplastic Structures. 6.2.1 VDM Formulation. 6.2.2 Sensitivity Analysis. 6.3 Adaptive Structures with Active Elements. 6.3.1 Stiffest Elastic Substructure. 6.3.2 Structural Fuses as Active Elements. 6.3.3 Comments. 6.4 Remodeling of Damped Elastic Structures. 6.4.1 Damping Model. 6.4.2 General VDM Formulation. 6.4.3 Specific Formulations and Sensitivity Analysis. References. 7 Adaptive Damping of Vibration by the Prestress Accumulation/Release Strategy (Arkadiusz Mróz, Anita Orlowska and Jan Holnicki-Szulc). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Mass–Spring System. 7.2.1 The Concept. 7.2.2 Analytical Solution. 7.2.3 Case with Inertia of the Active Spring Considered. 7.3 Delamination of a Layered Beam. 7.3.1 PAR Strategy for Layered Beams. 7.3.2 Numerical Example of a Simply Supported Beam. 7.3.3 PAR – the VDM Formulation. 7.4 Experimental Verification. 7.4.1 Experimental Set-up. 7.4.2 Control Procedure. 7.4.3 Results. 7.5 Possible Applications. References. 8 Modeling and Analysis of Smart Technologies in Vibroacoustics (Tomasz G. Zielínski). 8.1 Introduction. 8.1.1 Smart Hybrid Approach in Vibroacoustics. 8.1.2 A Concept of an Active Composite Noise Absorber. 8.1.3 Physical Problems Involved and Relevant Theories. 8.1.4 General Assumptions and Some Remarks on Notation. 8.2 Biot’s Theory of Poroelasticity. 8.2.1 Isotropic Poroelasticity and the Two Formulations. 8.2.2 The Classical Displacement Formulation. 8.2.3 The Mixed Displacement–Pressure Formulation. 8.3 Porous and Poroelastic Material Data and Coefficients. 8.3.1 Porous Materials with a Rigid Frame. 8.3.2 Poroelastic Materials. 8.4 Weak Forms of Poroelasticity, Elasticity, Piezoelectricity and Acoustics. 8.4.1 Weak Form of the Mixed Formulation of Poroelasticity. 8.4.2 Weak Form for an Elastic Solid. 8.4.3 Weak Form of Piezoelectricity. 8.4.4 Weak Form for an Acoustic Medium. 8.5 Boundary Conditions for Poroelastic Medium. 8.5.1 The Boundary Integral. 8.5.2 Imposed Displacement Field. 8.5.3 Imposed Pressure Field. 8.6 Interface Coupling Conditions for Poroelastic and Other Media. 8.6.1 Poroelastic–Poroelastic Coupling. 8.6.2 Poroelastic–Elastic Coupling. 8.6.3 Poroelastic–Acoustic Coupling. 8.6.4 Acoustic–Elastic Coupling. 8.7 Galerkin Finite Element Model of a Coupled System of Piezoelectric, Elastic, Poroelastic and Acoustic Media. 8.7.1 A Coupled Multiphysics System. 8.7.2 Weak Form of the Coupled System. 8.7.3 Galerkin Finite Element Approximation. 8.7.4 Submatrices and Couplings in the Algebraic System. 8.8 Modeling of Poroelastic Layers with Mass Implants Improving Acoustic Absorption. 8.8.1 Motivation. 8.8.2 Two Approaches in Modeling Small Solid Implants. 8.8.3 Acoustic Absorption of the Poroelastic Layer. 8.8.4 Results of Analyses. 8.8.5 Concluding Remarks. 8.9 Designs of Active Elastoporoelastic Panels. 8.9.1 Introduction. 8.9.2 Active Sandwich Panel. 8.9.3 Active Single-Plate Panel. 8.10 Modeling and Analysis of an Active Single-Plate Panel. 8.10.1 Kinds and Purposes of Numerical Tests. 8.10.2 Plate Tests. 8.10.3 Multilayer Analysis. 8.10.4 Analysis of Passive Behavior of the Panel. 8.10.5 Test of Active Behavior of the Panel. 8.10.6 Concluding Remarks. References. Acknowledgements. Index.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Temp The Real Story of What Happened to Your
Book SynopsisWinner of the William G. Bowen Prize Named a Triumph of 2018 by New York Times Book CriticsShortlisted for the 800-CEO-READ Business Book AwardThe untold history of the surprising origins of the gig economy--how deliberate decisions made by consultants and CEOs in the 50s and 60s upended the stability of the workplace and the lives of millions of working men and women in postwar America.Over the last fifty years, job security has cratered as the institutions that insulated us from volatility have been swept aside by a fervent belief in the market. Now every working person in America today asks the same question: how secure is my job? In Temp, Louis Hyman explains how we got to this precarious position and traces the real origins of the gig economy: it was created not by accident, but by choice through a series of deliberate decisions by consultants and CEOs--long before the digital revolution.Uber is not t
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