Labor and politics in the US Postal Service:
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New York u.a.
Plenum Press
1994
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| Schriftenreihe: | Plenum studies in work and industry
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| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Beschreibung: | XI, 275 S. |
| ISBN: | 0306447533 |
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Chapter 1
Labor and Politics in the U.S. Postal Service 1
The Problem of Postal Reorganization 3
Plan of the Book 5
Chapter 2
Social Theory and the Problem of Postal Reorganization 9
Technology and Efficiency in Organizations 11
Postindustrial Theories of Organization 14
Efficiency Theory and the Inferiority of Government Enterprise 16
The Politics of Organizational Change 17
Max Weber and the Neoinstitutional Analysis
of Organizational Change 19
Politics and the Postal Reorganization Process 21
Class Analysis of the Post Office 22
The Labor Process Approach 24
Class Perspective on Postal Reorganization 25
Theoretical Perspective of the Book 27
Chapter 3
The Post Office and Society 29
Patronage Politics in the Mercantile Post Office 31
Railroads and the Expansion of the Post Office 37
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viii Contents
Postal Subsidy of Steamships 43
The Postal Subsidy of Advertising and Publishing 44
Extension of the Postal Subsidy of Advertising 49
Motor Vehicle and Air Transportation of Mail 51
Summary 53
Chapter 4
Class Conflict and Postal Reorganization 55
The Working Class Joins the Post Office 57
The Formation of Postal Labor Unions 58
Class Conflict and Bureaucratic Control in the Post Office 61
Division and Degradation of the Clerk Position 64
Resolution of Labor Management Conflict In Congress 67
Technical Control in the Post Office 69
Labor Resistance to Technological Change 72
Labor Relations and Postal Reorganization 75
Summary 77
Chapter 5
The Process of Postal Reorganization 79
Formation of a Movement for Postal Reform 80
The Kappel Commission 81
Building a Movement for Postal Reform 83
Preparation of New Technology for the Proposed
Postal Corporation 85
Legislative Conflict and Postal Reorganization 86
The Post Office Strike of 1970 89
Strike Settlement and Passage of the Reorganization Act 91
Summary of the Postal Reorganization Process 92
Chapter 6
The Postal Corporation 95
Postal Organization Structure 97
Changes in Postal Authority Relations since 1971 102
Contents ix
Regional Management Structure 104
Local Management 106
Relations between Headquarters and the Held 107
Performance Measurement and Delivery Standards 108
Westinghouse Job Evaluation Study 112
Employee and Labor Relations Group 115
Summary 117
Chapter 7
The Mechanization of Mail Processing 119
The National Bulk Mail System (NBMS) 121
Bulk Mail Handling and Construction of the NBMS 122
Scientific Management and the NBMS Design Process 123
NBMS Performance 124
The Mechanization of Preferential Mail Processing 135
Fatigue and Injury Associated with LSM Operation 137
Boredom and Operator Errors on the MPLSM 139
Operator Resistance and Errors on the MPLSM 141
Training and Turnover on the MPLSM 142
Summary 143
Chapter 8
The Automation of Mail Processing 145
History of Postal Automation 148
Evolution of Automated Mail Processing Technology 150
The Procurement Controversy 152
The Procurement Scandal 155
Further Political and Market Constraints on Postal Authority 157
Integrated Mail Processing 160
Summary 161
Chapter 9
The Impact of Automation in the Post Office 163
Effects of Automation on Mail Flow 165
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Effects of Automation on Employee Complements 169
Effects of Automation on Employee Skills and Training 171
Impact of Automation on Work Load and Work Schedules 176
Worker Reactions to Automation 183
Summary 185
Chapter 10
Workplace Violence in the Post Office 187
Mechanization, Automation, and the Restructuring
of the Post Office 190
Investigation of Workplace Homicide in the Post Office 191
Management Responses to Workplace Violence 196
Summary 198
Chapter 11
Labor Relations in the Postal Corporation 201
Conflicts over Wages and Job Security 202
Conflict over Hiring, Promotion, Overtime, and Training 205
Deskilling and Degradation of Postal Jobs 207
Political Control: The Pace of Change and Work Standards 213
The Boston Joint Labor Management Automation Committee 214
Reassignment 216
Safety and Health 216
Employee Discipline 218
Employee Involvement/Quality of Work Life Programs 219
Summary 221
Chapter 12
The Importance of Postal Reorganization 223
Historical Change in the Post Office 224
Institutional Politics in the Public Sector 226
Job Design and Employee Reactions to Work 228
The Debate over Privatization of the Post Office 229
How Typical Is Postal Reorganization? 231
Contents xi
Flexible Production in the Japanese Industrial System 234
Automation and Employment in Other Core Industries 236
Conclusions 241
Appendix
Partial Chronology of Postal Rates, 1792 1991 245
References 247
Index 269
Complete Chronological Listing of Series Publications 275
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