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The Shadow Workforce Gleason.indb 1 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM Gleason.indb 2 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM The Shadow Workforce Perspectives on Contingent Work in the United States, Japan, and Europe Sandra E. Gleason Editor 2006 W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Kalamazoo, Michigan Gleason.indb 3 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The shadow workforce : perspectives on contingent work in the United States, Japan, and Europe / Sandra E. Gleason, editor. p. cm. Includes bibligraphical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-88099-288-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-88099-288-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-88099-289-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-88099-289-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Temporary employment—United States. 2. Temporary employment—Japan. 3. Temporary employment—Europe. 4. Part-time employment—United States. 5. Part-time employment—Japan. 6. Part-time employment—Europe. 7. Contracting out—United States. 8. Contracting out—Japan. 9. Contracting out—Europe. I. Gleason, Sandra E. HD5854.2.U6S53 2006 331.25'729—dc22 © 2006 W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 300 S. Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007-4686 The facts presented in this study and the observations and viewpoints expressed are the sole responsibility of the author. They do not necessarily represent positions of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Cover design by Alcorn Publication Design. Index prepared by Diane Worden. Printed in the United States of America. Printed on recycled paper. Gleason.indb 4 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM Dedicated to Daniel H. Kruger (1923–2003) Distinguished Professor School of Labor and Industrial Relations Michigan State University A true friend and colleague who inspired students and faculty throughout his 43 years of service to Michigan State University. Gleason.indb 5 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM Gleason.indb 6 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction 1 Sandra E. Gleason Part 1: The Shadow Workforce in the United States 2 Operationalizing the Shadow Workforce: Toward an 29 Understanding of the Participants in Nonstandard Employment Relationships Courtney von Hippel, Venkat Bendapudi, Judith Tansky, David B. Greenberger, Stephen L. Mangum, and Robert L. Heneman Part 2: Workplace Policy Issues for Employers and Unions in the United States 3 Employer Perspectives: Competing through a Flexible Workforce 65 Douglas J. Miller and Jay B. Barney 4 Union Responses to the Challenges of Contingent Work 99 Arrangements M. Catherine Lundy, Karen Roberts, and Douglas Becker Part 3: U.S. Public Policy toward the Shadow Workforce 5 No Safe Harbor: A Review of Significant Laws Affecting 135 Contingent Workers Thomas A. Coens and Alvin L. Storrs 6 Public Policy and Contingent Workers 169 Jeffrey B. Wenger Part 4: Perspectives on the Shadow Workforce from Japan and Europe 7 Japan’s Growing Shadow Workforce 203 Cynthia Ozeki and Akira Wakisaka vii Gleason.indb 7 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM 8 Employment Policies and Labor Union Activities for Part-Time 241 Workers and Dispatched Workers in Japan Kazunari Honda 9 Temporary Agency Work in Europe 269 François Michon Part 5: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century 10 Where Do We Go from Here? 307 Sandra E. Gleason The Authors 329 Index 331 About the Institute 349 viii Gleason.indb 8 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM Acknowledgments Most of the work on this book was completed after I joined the Office of the Dean of the former Commonwealth College of Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. I want to thank the three deans for whom I worked for their support: Joseph Strasser, John Leathers, and Diane M. Disney. The authors in this volume wrote interesting chapters that introduce the reader to nonstandard employment. I am very appreciative of their hard work. Several other individuals also helped with the development of this book. Richard N. Block, Lonnie Golden, and two anonymous reviewers provided helpful comments. My assistant, LeAnn Anderson, prepared some of the tables and figures. Allison Colosky, for the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, provided helpful editorial guidance. ix Gleason.indb 9 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM Gleason.indb 10 11/13/2006 9:06:40 AM
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