Magdoff, Fred,
Disposable Workers. Fred Magdoff and Harry Magdoff. - Monthly Review, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 56, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Disposable Workers, April 2004; pp. 18-35.
"One of the central features of capitalism is the oversupply of labor, a large mass of people that enter and leave the labor force according to the needs of capital. During an upswing in the business cycle, additional labor is necessary to utilize a business's full capacity. As sales slacken during a recession, workers no longer needed are then dismissed. The reserve army of labor--with brief and very unusual exceptions--is always present." (MONTHLY REVIEW) This article discusses the reserve army of labor and explains how "treating labor as a disposable and/or easily replaceable part of the production process promotes capitalism's central driving force--the never-ending drive to accumulate wealth."
1522-3191;
National Labor Relations Act 1935
Capitalism
Contract labor
Contracting out
Displaced workers
Employment (Economic theory)
Globalization
Labor supply
Labor unions
Privatization
Temporary employees
Working class
AC1.S5
050
Disposable Workers. Fred Magdoff and Harry Magdoff. - Monthly Review, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 56, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Disposable Workers, April 2004; pp. 18-35.
"One of the central features of capitalism is the oversupply of labor, a large mass of people that enter and leave the labor force according to the needs of capital. During an upswing in the business cycle, additional labor is necessary to utilize a business's full capacity. As sales slacken during a recession, workers no longer needed are then dismissed. The reserve army of labor--with brief and very unusual exceptions--is always present." (MONTHLY REVIEW) This article discusses the reserve army of labor and explains how "treating labor as a disposable and/or easily replaceable part of the production process promotes capitalism's central driving force--the never-ending drive to accumulate wealth."
1522-3191;
National Labor Relations Act 1935
Capitalism
Contract labor
Contracting out
Displaced workers
Employment (Economic theory)
Globalization
Labor supply
Labor unions
Privatization
Temporary employees
Working class
AC1.S5
050