Union Contributions to Labor Welfare Policy and Practice

<p>This book focuses on the contributions of organized labor in the development and evolution of workplace human services in America and eight countries around the world. Beginning with an overview of labor-sponsored social service programs, it showcases the achievements by major trade unions in the arena of human services, from inception to present.</p><p>The textbook concludes with a summary chapter which conceptualizes and summarizes current achievements and forecasts the future role of the labor movement in the delivery of workplace human services in the United States and abroad. It will be of use to those involved in the labor movement as well as practitioners in the fields of social work, human services, and labor and industrial relations. </p><p>This book was published as a special issue of the <em>Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health</em>.</p> <p>Preface <em>Paul A. Kurzman</em> and <em>R. Paul Maiden</em> 1. Introduction <em>R. Paul Maiden </em><strong>Part 1 – Labor and Social Work </strong>2. Labor-Social Work Collaboration: Current and Historical Perspectives <em>Paul A. Kurzman </em>3. Unionization: A Necessary Strategy to Arrest Professional Decline <em>Howard Karger</em> and <em>Bob Lonne </em><strong>Part 2 - Labor Welfare in the United States</strong> 4. Joint Labor-Management Programs in the Auto Industry and the Shaping of Human Services <em>Lawrence S. Root</em> and <em>Kenneth K. Dickinson</em> 5. Connecting Trade Unions to the Community: Promoting Employment for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions <em>Sheila H. Akabas</em> and <em>Lauren B. Gates</em> 6. The Impact of Legal and Social Services on Union Members When Sponsored by Their Union <em>Sheila Menashe</em> and <em>Joseph Tronolone </em>7. Community-Labor Coalitions for Progressive Change <em>Louise Simmons</em> and <em>Scott Harding </em>8. Organized Labor’s Contribution to the Human Services: Lessons from the Past and Strategies for the Future <em>Jessica Rosenberg</em> 9. Unions’ Responsiveness to the Aging of the Workforce <em>Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes</em>, <em>Joelle Sano</em> and <em>Christina Matz-Costa </em><strong>Part 3 – International Labor Welfare</strong> 10. Labour Welfare in Canada: An Examination of Occupational Assistance <em>Rick Csiernik </em>11. Labor Welfare in France: Social Work, Solidarity & Social Welfare <em>Elizabeth A. Danto </em>12. Labour Welfare in Israel <em>John Gal</em> and <em>David Bargal </em>13. Labor Welfare in South Africa <em>Lourens Terblanche </em>14. Labor Welfare in India <em>Binoy Joseph</em>, <em>Joseph I. Injodey</em>, and <em>Raju Varghese </em>15. Labor Welfare in Japan: Social Change and Enterprise Unionism <em>Tatsuru Akimoto</em> and <em>Yoichi Sonoda </em>16. Labor Welfare in South Korea <em>Soochan Choi </em>17. Labor Welfare in Hong Kong: Its Context and Content <em>Ming-sum Tsui</em> and <em>Jimmy KW Lui </em>18. Conclusion: Toward the Future <em>Paul A. Kurzman</em></p>