STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT: THE ROLE OF LABOR UNIONS

Sexual harassment is a major problem in today's workplace. The large number of charges filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, annually and the results of workplace surveys demonstrate that harassment, with its devastating consequences for the target of the harassment and for...

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Published inTexas journal of women and the law Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 183
Main Author Hodges, Ann C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Austin University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc 01.04.2006
Subjects
Female employees
Labor unions
Prevention
Sexual harassment
Work environment
United States > US
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Summary:Sexual harassment is a major problem in today's workplace. The large number of charges filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, annually and the results of workplace surveys demonstrate that harassment, with its devastating consequences for the target of the harassment and for workplace productivity and morale, is widespread and ongoing. Hodges discusses the role that unions play and the role that they can play in eliminating workplace harassment.