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
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LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2023
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Worker voice
unions
worker organizing
worker centers
strikes
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Abstract 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.
AbstractList 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.
Author Barnes, Jacob
Kallas, John
Kochan, Thomas A.
Fine, Janice R.
Naidu, Suresh
Kim, Jeonghun
Tong, Di
Twiss, Danielle
Townsend, Phela
Bronfenbrenner, Kate
Minster, Arrow
Diaz-Linhart, Yaminette
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