Union Contributions to Labor Welfare Policy and Practice Past, Present and Future

Paul A. Kurzman is Professor of Social Work and Chair of the World of Work Specialization at the Hunter College School of Social Work and Professor of Social Welfare at the Graduate School & University Center of The City University of New York. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work and author of the recent 2008 entry on "Occupational Social Work" in the authoritative Encyclopedia of Social Work.

R. Paul Maiden is Vice Dean and Professor at the University of Southern California School of Social Work and Editor of the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. He is also a faculty member in the Work & Life concentration and has spearheaded the development of USC s new MSW program in Military Social Work and Veterans Services. He has an extensive portfolio of domestic and international publications, presentations and consultations on a wide range of workplace human service issues.