Union Booms and Busts - Stepan-Norris, Judith (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociolog; Kerrissey, Jasmine (Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of
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Unions are back in the news, with new organizing activity abounding, from Amazon to Starbucks. In Union Booms and Busts, authors Judith Stepan-Norris and Jasmine Kerrissey explain the evolution of the U.S. labor movement and shed light on the fluctuating strength of unionization in the past 115 years. Unlike other accounts, this book features detailed data to demonstrate the shifting fortunes of workers over time and by industry. While documenting the economic, political, and legal changes of each period, the authors highlight the union and employer actions that were crucial to creating their…mehr

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Unions are back in the news, with new organizing activity abounding, from Amazon to Starbucks. In Union Booms and Busts, authors Judith Stepan-Norris and Jasmine Kerrissey explain the evolution of the U.S. labor movement and shed light on the fluctuating strength of unionization in the past 115 years. Unlike other accounts, this book features detailed data to demonstrate the shifting fortunes of workers over time and by industry. While documenting the economic, political, and legal changes of each period, the authors highlight the union and employer actions that were crucial to creating their changing fortunes. By demonstrating how workers used strikes, elections, and other strategies to win power and employers used legal maneuvers, workforce-based strategies, and race and gender divisions to disrupt unions, the authors reveal data-driven truths about the ongoing history of unionization.
Autorenporträt
Judith Stepan-Norris is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Her research addresses U.S. labor unions (internal democracy, politics, effectiveness) and gender equity in higher education. She is the co-author of Left Out and Talking Union (both with Maurice Zeitlin) as well as many scholarly articles. Jasmine Kerrissey is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Kerrissey's research examines the historical and contemporary role of labor movements in shaping working conditions, inequality, and politics.