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 inWork and occupations Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 335 - 350
Main Authors Kochan, Thomas A., Fine, Janice R., Bronfenbrenner, Kate, Naidu, Suresh, Barnes, Jacob, Diaz-Linhart, Yaminette, Kallas, John, Kim, Jeonghun, Minster, Arrow, Tong, Di, Townsend, Phela, Twiss, Danielle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Resistance
Workers
Worker voice
unions
worker organizing
worker centers
strikes
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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.
ISSN:0730-8884
1552-8464
DOI:10.1177/07308884231168793