Good jobs America : making work better for everyone /

Good jobs America : making work better for everyone /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Osterman, Paul, author.
Imprint:	New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Labor market -- United States. Wages -- United States. Industrial relations -- United States. Working class -- United States. Work. Industrial relations. Labor market. Wages. Work. Working class. United States. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11209619

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Other authors / contributors:	Shulman, Beth.
ISBN:	9780871546630 9781610447560 1610447565 9781610447560 0871546639
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Discusses issues of underemployment in the United States, focusing on areas where low-paying jobs, with few benefits, or opportunities for advancement have been improved.
Other form:	Print version: Osterman, Paul. Good jobs America. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011] 9780871546630

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Myths about the low-wage job market: clearing the underbrush
Do you get what you deserve? The role of education and skill
How firms think
Employment standards
Voice and power
Working with firms to upgrade work
Job quality on the ground: the story of green jobs
Conclusion.