10.2190/W28X-AAFM-6YR1-M48K W28XAAFM6YR1M48K 7 Joint Union-Management Training Programs 77 90 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 W28XAAFM6YR1M48K.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=W28XAAFM6YR1M48K 1 Marvin J. Levine University of Maryland, College Park In an effort to overcome the historically low priority place upon employee training efforts, many American firms and the unions they deal with have recently negotiated joint union-management training programs. These endeavors prove to be essential in the face of complex world competition, shifting markets, strategic alliances among corporations, changing demographics and rapidly changing technological developments. They enhance present skills training for employees and prepare them to take advantage of future employment opportunities when they arise. However, the numerous benefits of joint training are counterbalanced by a number of issues threatening the future of such undertakings and need to be jointly resolved by labor and management. S. Overman, Retraining puts workers back on track. <i>HR Magazine, 37</i>(8), pp. 40-43, 1992. Work in America Institute, Human resources center fosters GM/UAW teamwork, <i>Work in America, 14</i>(2), pp. 6-7, 1989b. U. S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. <i>Worker Training: Competing in the New International Economy</i>, OTA-ITE-457. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, September, 1990. L. A. Ferman, M. Hoyman, and J. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joint union-management training programs: A synthesis in the evolution of jointism and training. In L. A. Ferman, M. Hoyman, J. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and E. J. Savoie (Eds.), <i>New Developments in Worker Training: A Legacy for the 1990s</i>, Industrial Relations Research Association, Madison, Wisconsin, pp. 157-189, 1990. J. Casner-Lotto, <i>Successful Training Strategies</i>, Jossey-Bass Inc., San Francisco, 1998. M. Hoyman and L. Ferman, The scope and extent of joint labor-management training programs. In L. A. Ferman, M. Hoyman, J. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and E. J. Savoie (Eds.), <i>Joint Training Programs: A Union-Management Approach to Preparing Workers for the Future</i>, ILR Press, Ithaca, New York, pp. 11-30, 1991. J. Dreyfuss, The Three R's on the shop floor, <i>Fortune</i>, pp. 86-89, 1990, Education 1990 issue. S. J. Schurman, M. K. Hugentobler, and H. Stack, Lessons from the UAW-GM Paid Educational Leave Program. In L. A. Ferman, M. Hoyman, J. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and E. J. Savoie (Eds.), <i>Joint Training Programs: A Union-Management Approach to Preparing Workers for the Future</i>, ILR Press, Ithaca, New York, pp. 71-94, 1991. J. P. Gordus, C. Kuo, and K. Yamakawa, Joint programs for lifelong learning, in L. A. Ferman, M. Hoyman, J. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and E. J. Savoie (Eds.), <i>Joint Training Programs: A Union-Management Approach to Preparing Workers for the Future</i>, ILR Press, Ithaca, New York, pp. 153-180, 1991. A. P. Carnevale, L. J. Gainer, and J. Villet, <i>Training in America: The Organization and Strategic Role of Training</i>, Jossey-Bass Inc., San Francisco, 1990. "Model Union-Management Training Program Celebrates First Decade," <i>CWA News.</i>, p. 2, June 25, 1998. Bureau of Labor Statistics, <i>Employment and Earnings</i>, p. 2. January, 1998.