An Overview of US Workers’ Current Organizing Efforts and Collective Actions
American workers are currently engaged in an upsurge in collective actions aimed at achieving a stronger voice and representation at work; this desire for increased voice at work is also evident in survey data. However, union organizing drives in the United States typically meet with strong employer...
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Published in | Work and occupations Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 335 - 350 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Los Angeles, CA
SAGE Publications
01.08.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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Summary: | American workers are currently engaged in an upsurge in collective actions aimed at achieving a stronger voice and representation at work; this desire for increased voice at work is also evident in survey data. However, union organizing drives in the United States typically meet with strong employer resistance, and such resistance reduces the likelihood that the organizing effort will be successful. In addition to unions, a broad array of other efforts has been initiated to strengthen worker voice and representation. The authors discuss these efforts, including worker centers, and observe that there is no “one size fits all” approach to contemporary worker organizing. |
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ISSN: | 0730-8884 1552-8464 |
DOI: | 10.1177/07308884231168793 |