Locate the following article in the Business Source Complete database in the CSU Online Library:
Does the law preclude a future for US unions? Labor
History, 54(2), 193-200.
This article is a reflective essay that assesses the strength of comments made by Christopher L. Tomlins in his
book The State and Unions (1985), which looks back over the past quarter century. Various predictions were.
made concerning union decline and failed revival efforts as well as counterfeit rights offered to the U.S. working
class.
Using all of the knowledge accumulated in this unit and in previous units, write a critique of the article. You may
use other academic resources to support your points as necessary. Your critique must be at least three pages in
length.
Your critique should address the questions below.
What are the author’s main points?
Do the arguments presented by the author support the main point?
What evidence supports the main point? For example, if Tomlin’s thesis that the New Deal offered only a
counterfeit liberty to labor is true, what effect does that have on employee morale?
Briefly describe two collective bargaining strategies companies use when dealing with unions. How can these
strategies affect employee morale?
What is your opinion of the article?
What evidence, either from the textbook or from additional sources, supports your opinion?
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