Union Contributions to Labor Welfare Policy and Practice

Paul A. Kurzman is Professor of Social Work and Chair of the World of Work Specialization at the Hunter College School of Social Work and Professor of Social Welfare at the Graduate School & University Center of The City University of New York. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work and author of the recent 2008 entry on "Occupational Social Work" in the authoritative Encyclopedia of Social Work.R. Paul Maiden is Vice Dean and Professor at the University of Southern California School of Social Work and Editor of the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. He is also a faculty member in the Work & Life concentration and has spearheaded the development of USC’s new MSW program in Military Social Work and Veterans Services. He has an extensive portfolio of domestic and international publications, presentations and consultations on a wide range of workplace human service issues.

• Preface Paul A. Kurzman and R. Paul Maiden 1. Introduction R. Paul Maiden Part 1 – Labor and Social Work 2. Labor-Social Work Collaboration: Current and Historical Perspectives Paul A. Kurzman 3. Unionization: A Necessary Strategy to Arrest Professional Decline Howard Karger and Bob Lonne Part 2 - Labor Welfare in the United States 4. Joint Labor-Management Programs in the Auto Industry and the Shaping of Human Services Lawrence S. Root and Kenneth K. Dickinson 5. Connecting Trade Unions to the Community: Promoting Employment for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions Sheila H. Akabas and Lauren B. Gates 6. The Impact of Legal and Social Services on Union Members When Sponsored by Their Union Sheila Menashe and Joseph Tronolone 7. Community-Labor Coalitions for Progressive Change Louise Simmons and Scott Harding 8. Organized Labor’s Contribution to the Human Services: Lessons from the Past and Strategies for the Future Jessica Rosenberg 9. Unions’ Responsiveness to the Aging of the Workforce Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Joelle Sano and Christina Matz-Costa Part 3 – International Labor Welfare 10. Labour Welfare in Canada: An Examination of Occupational Assistance Rick Csiernik 11. Labor Welfare in France: Social Work, Solidarity & Social Welfare Elizabeth A. Danto 12. Labour Welfare in Israel John Gal and David Bargal 13. Labor Welfare in South Africa Lourens Terblanche 14. Labor Welfare in India Binoy Joseph, Joseph I. Injodey, and Raju Varghese 15. Labor Welfare in Japan: Social Change and Enterprise Unionism Tatsuru Akimoto and Yoichi Sonoda 16. Labor Welfare in South Korea Soochan Choi 17. Labor Welfare in Hong Kong: Its Context and Content Ming-sum Tsui and Jimmy KW Lui 18. Conclusion: Toward the Future Paul A. Kurzman