Chapter XIV. Summary and Recommendations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. List of Tables XI
5. I. Introduction 1
6. Part I: Background
7. II. The Railroad Industry 4
8. III. Employment, Methods of Wage Payment, and Working Rules 18
9. IV. The Labor Organizations 45
10. V. Federal Intervention in Railway Labor Disputes 55
11. Part II: The Railway Labor Act in Operation
12. VI. The Railway Labor Act: Success or Failure? 74
13. VII. The Record: 1934–1952 78
14. VIII. The Earnings Position of Railroad Workers 90
15. IX. Wage Standards of Emergency Boards 95
16. X. Compulsion in the Settlement of Railway Labor Disputes 127
17. XI. Breakdown of Grievance Procedures 137
18. XII. Defects in the Railway Labor Act 153
19. Part III: Strikes Affecting the Public Interest
20. XIII. The Right of Railroad Workers to Strike 162
21. Part IV: Conclusion
22. Chapter XIV. Summary and Recommendations 179
23. Notes 187
24. Bibliography 217
25. Index 231