Union-Management Welfare Plans

Robert J. Rosenthal

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1947, vol. 62, issue 1, 64-94

Abstract: I. The trend toward plans: Gompers' attitude, 64; reasons for late development, 65; growth of current plans, 68. — II. Structure and characteristics of the plans: number in operation, 72; neglect of actuarial considerations, 73; methods of financing, 75; types of administration, 77; benefits and coverage, 80. — III. Implications and prospects: their function as stopgaps, 86; influence of union bargaining power and industrial stability, 87; relation to more comprehensive programs, 93.

Date: 1947
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