LABOR IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES

The transportation sector consumes about 20 percent of total annual expenditures for goods and services, and employs about 13 percent of the total U.S. labor force. Any interferences to production and consumption of transportation in the form of work stoppages and strikes pose serious threats to national well being. In recognition of this fact, the study examines a number of aspects of transportation labor.

• Corporate Authors:

  Office of Systems Analysis and Information

  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC    20590
• Authors:
  • Lieb, R C
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 144 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arbitration; Classification; Commercial transportation; Economic analysis; Employee relations; Forecasting; Labor market; Labor productivity; Labor relations; Labor unions; Legislation; Marine transit; Personnel; Productivity; Statistics; Strikes
• Old TRIS Terms: Aspi; Bargaining; Manpower studies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Education and Training; Law; Marine Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046116
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1978 12:00AM