It is this casualization of higher education against which graduate student unions fight.

So, too, one could argue, has the whole decadelong movement toward casualization.

Casualization was too long in coming and too entrenched."

Its ubiquity in recent months represents "a crescendo in the casualization of the nation," he added.

"We're trying to address the casualization of America," said Cindy Marshall, the marketing executive for the line.

It's unquestionably hipper, and this guide to prevailing during the "casualization of America" is more about deconstruction than directives.

There's been enough casualization."

The public that is driving this downscaling or "casualization" of restaurants is primarily the baby boomers who were in their 20's and 30's in the 80's.

"But the market has changed in New York, and he needs to be sensitive to the casualization of fine dining in New York."

On the whole, casualization pans out as the worst of both worlds: monotonous work at lower wages, with no benefits or security, and even less control over scheduling.

Ms. Turk mentioned the importance of denim, especially innovative denim, the current surf wear influence, and the gradual "casualization" of fashion generally.

Much of it is part-time and badly paid; working time is divided between rich and poor, and casualization is proceeding apace.

"It completely synched with the casualization of American style," said Michael Atmore, the editorial director of Footwear News.

"For a while they were all caught up in the casualization of America trend - T-shirts and khakis and five-pocket jeans," Mr. Lundgren said.

Deregulation of the labor market produces flexibilization and casualization of labor, greater informal employment, and a considerable increase in industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

"The 'casualization' of America has really changed the way men dress," said Nancy Friedman, marketing director for the Slates brand at Levi Strauss in San Francisco.

Employers may have pushed back the casual Friday look of a decade ago, concerned that sloppy dress correlated with shoddy output, but the march of casualization is not so easily stopped.

The neo-liberal casualization of labour that followed the Asian financial woes of the 90s has had a profoundly weakening effect on trust and reliability of social bonds at all levels.

Cavite may be capitalism's dream vacation, but casualization is a game that can be played at home, and contracting out, as Business Week reporter Aaron Bernstein has written, is trickling up.

Yet all are meant to be mini-lessons in "the casualization of society," Mr. Hanson said, "positioning Dockers as the solution when men find themselves in situations where they need to look a little bit better in casual clothing."

Men's growing focus on physique and self-improvement, coupled with what market researchers refer to as "casualization" - the emphasis on dressing down and driving sport utility vehicles - has translated into more advertising revenue from men's personal hygiene products.

The effects of this have been massive job losses, the casualization of the labour force, a profound erosion of trade union power, and the virtual cessation of training to replace human capital in the form of skilled labour.

"The casualization of the American restaurant is the most important trend that is happening," said Jeff Prince, the senior director of the trade association in Washington, "and it is going to change the nature of the restaurant business as we move into the 90's.

I would set my face against the casualisation of the Corporation.

He became increasingly concerned by the casualisation in the industry.

This has been demonstrated in the struggle against casualisation labour.

These women's experiences reflect the disenfranchisement and casualisation of many women's work.

Dress requirements have become less formal in recent decades, corresponding to a general "casualisation" of Western social standards.

The casualisation of male and female workers is at the heart of the oligarchy's domination logic, in Europe as elsewhere.

And it also has a lot to do with the casualisation of labour amongst junior staff who do much of the teaching work.

The casualisation of even qualified work, so we are all reduced to a precarious, compliant workforce, is continuing at terrifying speed.

And we can expect to see further privatisation and casualisation in the attempt to plug the gaps opened up by slashing the workforce.

In turn, the effect would be lower economic growth and a decline in living standards, with increased casualisation of labour and more "contingent labour".

Contrast the income and working conditions of Senior management in universities too with the increasing casualisation and flexibilisation of labour amongst academic staff.

This report highlighted the relationship between poverty and unemployment with the under-employed facing greater risks of poverty particularly with the increasing casualisation of the workforce.

The anti-casualisation element of the campaign persists with the slogan "casualisation kills", the purple stickers can be seen around various casual employers or agencies.

COSATU argues that labour brokers are responsible for the increasing casualisation of labour in South Africa.

Both redundancy payments and social security benefits are totally inappropriate for dealing with today's long-term structural unemployment and play no role in compensating for recurrent unemployment or the casualisation of work.

It will be more difficult to deal with unemployment, casualisation, low wages and the generalised increase in prices, considering that the level of debt of Portuguese families has now reached 129% of their disposable income.

We oppose the report due to the fact that in the face of ongoing casualisation and abuse of atypical workers, the EU and Member States have failed to act, particularly regarding temporary agency workers.

These figures have been disputed by the Maritime Union of New Zealand, which accused the Port of having casualisation plans all along, and twisting its own figures in order to discredit the union.

This casualisation would undercut the hard-won terms and conditions of London Underground staff and replace relative job security with the temporary, insecure employment that has become so widespread under the mantra of the 'flexible labour market'.

The agreement specified a near-halving of the permanent workforce through voluntary redundancies, the casualisation and contracting out of some jobs, smaller work crews, longer regular hours, company control over rostering, and productivity bonuses for faster loading.

If NHS conditions are apalling, it is because we don't spend enough and the privatisation of cleaning of hospitals did the NHS no favours with the casualisation of labour and lowering of wages.

The fifth is a work ethnography of Rochdale, focussing on an ethnographic explication of themes such as fragmentation and externalisation of elements of the labour process, casualisation of labour, and the complex ways in which households manage the different forms of work its members engage in.

The MUA and Patricks reached a new workplace and productivity agreement, which was adopted in June 1998, that included halving the permanent workforce, casualisation and contracting, the MUA retaining the right to represent maritime workers, and changing work practices to what the company originally sought.