Saving Plants and Jobs: Union-Management Negotiations in the Context of Threatened Plant Closing.

Savings Plants and Jobs: Union-Management Negotiations in the Context of Threatened Plant Closing.

Although much has been learned about the restructuring of American industry, little is known about how to avoid individual plant closures. Public policy seemingly accepts plant shutdowns as necessary to facilitate movement of capital to industries and geographic areas that show greater promise of economic growth. The principal contribution of this slim volume is its support for the proposition that plant closure can be avoided. Gerhart does not advocate preserving plants