Labored Relations: Law, Politics, and the NLRB--A MemoirMIT Press, 2001 - 474 páginas A personally revealing, politically astute memoir by a former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. "This book is about the relationship between law, a quasi-judicial administrative agency, and politics, in the volatile arena of labor policy and the balance of power between labor and management.... It is about the rule of law and the role of labor law in a modern economy."-- from the IntroductionFrom 1994 to 1998, William B. Gould IV served as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. One of only three NLRB Chairmen to come from an academic background, he quickly realized that he was an outsider in a very political world. In this compelling memoir, Gould describes the tribulations of trying to assure impartial administration of federal labor laws while faced with a hostile, Republican Congress. He describes his difficult confirmation process and wrenching Congressional hearings, particularly the one over Proposition 226, a ballot initiative that required unions to get explicit authorization from all represented workers prior to expending dues for political purposes. He tells how the behavior of both Board members and members of Congress, guided by self-interest and rigid ideology, contributed to the Board's problems. He also recounts the positive strides the NLRB made during his tenure, despite the turmoil. The book provides an insider's view of what goes on behind the closed doors in our nation's capital, including discussions with members of Congress, the White House, and President Bill Clinton. |
Contenido
The Philosophical Underpinnings 1 | 1 |
A Harbinger of Hard Times | 13 |
The Confirmation Process | 33 |
FirstYear Policies and Initiatives | 51 |
First Attempts to Implement Reforms | 75 |
Balls and Strikes | 101 |
The Headless Fourth Branch | 121 |
The Coming Storm | 149 |
The House Republicans Number 1 Enemy | 255 |
The Dilatory Virus | 287 |
Notes | 307 |
Appendixes | 325 |
A Statement of William B Gould IV at His Confirmation | 327 |
B The National Labor Relations Board Today | 329 |
This Generations Reconciliation | 334 |
The Last Chairman of the NLRB? The Law and Politics of Labor Policy in the First Hundred Days | 344 |
Congress Instructs the NLRB | 167 |
The Clamor of Legislators | 195 |
The Lights Will Not Go Off | 225 |