Title Labored relations : law, politics, and the NLRB--a memoir / William B. Gould IV

Published Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 449 pages) : illustrations Contents Preface -- Introduction -- The Philosophical Underpinnings -- A Harbinger of Hard Times -- The Confirmation Process -- First-Year Policies and Initiatives -- First Attempts to Implement Reforms -- Balls and Strikes -- The Idea of Independence: The Headless Fourth Branch -- The Coming Storm -- Congress Instructs the NLRB -- ""The Clamor of Legislators"" -- ""The Lights Will Not Go Off"" -- The House RepublicansÌ ÏNumber 1 EnemyÓ -- ""The Dilatory Virus"" -- Notes -- Appendixes -- Statement of William B. Gould IV at His Confirmation -- The National Labor Relations Board Today This GenerationÌs Reconciliation -- The Last Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board?: The Law and Politics of Labor Policy in the First Hundred Days -- Tribute to Jack Sheinkman -- Baseball and the Sultan of Swat: The Curse of the Bambino -- A Tale of Two Centrist Countries: Taft-Hartley, the Thatcher Reforms 1997, and All That -- PresidentÌs Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service Presented to William R. Stewart -- Campaign Finance Reform and the Union Dues -- Dispute under -- Proposition 226: Political Contributions by Employees, Union Members and Foreign Entities Labor, Civil Rights and the Rule of Law: Reflections of the NLRB Chairman -- Resignation Letter -- Letter from President William J. Clinton -- Glossary of Cases -- Board Members and General Counsels of the National Labor Relations Board, 1981Ò 1999 -- Index Summary Annotation "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."--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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Gould, William B., IV. SUBJECT Gould, William B., IV fast Subject United States. National Labor Relations Board -- Biography SUBJECT United States. National Labor Relations Board fast Subject Judges -- United States -- Biography Unfair labor practices -- United States -- History Industrial relations -- United States -- History Industrial relations Judges Unfair labor practices United States Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Biographies History Autobiographies. Biographies. Autobiographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780262072052 026207205X 0262315289 9780262315289

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