In studying the impact of industry on class organization, social scientists have assumed that the effects of technological advance increase with time and that, as technology molds, dehumanizes, and alienates workers, the pressure mounts to change the system through political action. William H....

It is a commonplace that organized labor has had little influence in community policy in the United States. Prior to the New Deal, community decisions were made largely by business and professional groups. Since 1932, when organized labor obtained legal support for collective bargaining, unions...

If business is abandoning control of the city, organized labor is one of the strongest contenders to take its place. An analysis of organizational participation and decision-making roles as revealed by both community and labor influentials in an industrial city reveals no change in the pattern...