The State of California Labor 2004
The 2004 edition of "The State of California Labor" examines issues that relate to the state's lowest-paid workers, yet have implications for all Californians.
(PRWEB) November 17, 2004 -- The University of Californias Institute for Labor and Employment has just released its annual publication, "The State of California Labor," which examines key developments affecting the California workforce and is designed to inform and inspire public debate about critical issues facing the state. Nearly one hundred tables and figures support the discussion.
"Among those (broader economic policy) dilemmas is the unrelenting growth of inequality in the state and, especially, the continuing proliferation of low-wage jobs at the bottom of the labor market--a trend that, as previous issues of The State of California Labor have documented, is even more pronounced in California than it is in the United States as a whole." - Ruth Milkman, editor
The State of California Labor 2004
This 2004 edition examines issues that relate to the state's lowest-paid workers, yet have implications for all Californians. Among these issues are the hidden costs to the state's taxpayers as a result of unrestrained growth of low-wage jobs that offer few or no fringe benefits, survey findings regarding California's new paid family leave law, and the transformation of low-wage jobs through unionization and political action into positions that provide a living wage.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Economic Inequality and Public Policy
•The Hidden Public Costs of Low-Wage Jobs in California
•Paid Family Leave in California: New Research Findings
Part 2 Unionization, Wages, and Job Quality
•Upgrading Californias Home Care Workforce: The Impact of Political Action and Unionization
•Immigration, Union Density, and Brown-Collar Wage Penalties
Part 3 Unions and Collective Bargaining Trends in California
•Recent Developments in California Labor Relations
Available in both print and online formats, "The State of California Labor" is a valuable resource for labor scholars, policy makers, union organizers, journalists, and others.
Links
The Institute for Labor and Employment
http://www.ucop.edu/ile/
The State of California Labor (University of California Press)
http://www.ucpress.edu/journals/scl/
Full Text
http://caliber.ucpress.net/toc/scl/2004/1
About The University of California Press
The University of California Press is one of the largest nonprofit publishers in the United States, introducing over 180 new books and 50 journals each year in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Founded in 1893, UC Press today attracts manuscripts from the world's foremost scholars, as well as writers, artists, and intellectuals outside the scholarly community. For more information about UC Press publications or supporting membership opportunities, please visit www.ucpress.edu or www.californiajournals.com.
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