Monthly Journalism Award
THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for July 1985 is presented to John Hoerr Business Week In what may prove to be a seminal report, Hoerr analyzes the decline of organized labor in...
...But there may be a dark side to these developments, as workers exchange the fraternal tradition of unionism for a model of unaffiliated individuals who rely on rigid legalistic protections...
...Nominations will close September 15...
...Hoerr's article provides considerable force for the argument in favor of new ways to socialize the workplace, such as worker ownership...
...The subject can be government in its federal, state, or municipal manifestation...
...Nominations should be accompanied by two copies of the story or stories...
...Nominations for any newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station in the country are welcome...
...THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for July 1985 is presented to John Hoerr Business Week In what may prove to be a seminal report, Hoerr analyzes the decline of organized labor in the past 15 years and the emergence of an "employee rights" movement fostered by the new champions of workers: the courts and state legislatures...
...The trend has already brought such things as greater protection for employee whistleblowers, right-to-know laws requiring employers to identify hazardous substances, and prohibitions of forced retirement at a certain age...
...The award for stories published or aired in August will be announced in the November issue...
...The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to the best newspaper, magazine, television, or radio story (or series of stories) on our political system...
Vol. 17 • October 1985 • No. 9
