Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is the status of U.S. labor unions? Labor unions are in decline / Robert E. Baldwin ; Labor unions are making a comeback / Chris Kutalik ; Labor unions are corrupt and exploit workers / Robert Fitch ; Labor unions benefit all workers / Lawrence Mishel and Matthew Walters -- How have immigration and globalization affected labor unions? Labor unions and immigrant workers must support each other / CLR Working Group on Immigration ; Union support of immigration is self-defeating / Carl F. Horowitz ; Corporate off-shoring is destroying U.S. labor unions / Kate Bronfenbrenner and Stephanie Luce ; Corporate off-shoring spurs the growth of global labor movements / David Moberg -- Should Wal-Mart unionize? Wal-Mart's anti-union business model is bad for workers / Wake-up Wal-Mart ; Wal-Mart's anti-union business model is good for workers / Richard Vedder and Wendell Cox ; Wal-Mart fights dirty to keep out labor unions / Christopher Hayes ; Labor unions fight dirty to organize Wal-Mart / Thomas DiLorenzo -- What is the future of organized labor? The decline of organized labor is irreversible / Leo Troy ; Labor unions must undertake significant internal reform / Tim Kane and James Sherk ; Labor unions must partner with social movements / Jeremy Reiss ; Labor union survival depends on organizing women / Kate Bronfenbrenner ; Labor union survival depends on organizing the poor / Vanessa Tait ; Labor unions must be reinvented for the freelance workforce of the future / Sara Horowitz ... [et al.].