Labor Relations in Los Angeles.

The article discusses the formal systems of labor union, management and collective bargaining in Los Angeles, California. The workers in Los Angeles were distributed among industries in much the same way as in the nation as a whole. There were 783,600 union members in July 1963. Union membership is concentrated in nonmanufacturing organizations. Employer organization can be characterized as highly diversified. Wages are notably high and is probably decisively attributable to the upward pull of bargained rates. Fringe benefits are both sophisticated and generous. Average income is very high among American cities. Lastly, collective bargaining has been a powerful force for stability in both the shop and the community.