Unions' responsiveness to the aging of the workforce

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 125-146

  Pitt Catsouphes, Marcie ^a   Sano, Joelle ^a,b   Matz Costa, Christina ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging workforce; Benefits; Older workers; Unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449846166     PISSN: 15555240     EISSN: 15555259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555240902849065     Document Type: Article

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