Illinois Labor and the Return to Class Politics

Bruno, Robert

doi:10.1111/j.1743-4580.2000.00092.x

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“…Studies rarely examine the extent to which unequal participation within organizations correlates with patterns of political and civic activity, largely because researchers often equate membership with organizational participation. Survey-based studies of unions compare members and nonmembers’ participation in government elections (Asher et al 2001; Delaney et al 1988; Radcliff 2001) and protest activity (Martinez 2005), although some explore variations in electoral participation among union members (Asher et al 2001; Bruno 2000; Juravich and Shergold 1988; Leighly and Nagler 2007; Rosenfeld 2010; Zullo 2003). Neither interview-based, ethnographic, nor comparative historical studies typically account for disparate patterns of civic engagement among union members.…”

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Schools for Democracy

Terriquez

2011

Am Sociol Rev

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Scholars have long argued that civic organizations play a vital role in developing members' civic capacity. Yet few empirical studies examine how and the extent to which civic skills transfer across distinct and separate civic contexts. Focusing on Latino immigrant members of a Los Angeles janitors' labor union, this article fills a void by investigating union members' involvement in an independent civic arena-their children's schools. Analyses of random sample survey and semi-structured interview data demonstrate that labor union experience does not simply lead to more civic engagement, as previous research might suggest. Rather, conceptual distinctions must be made between active and inactive union members and between different types of civic engagement. Results show that active union members are not particularly involved in plug-in types of involvement, which are typically defined and dictated by school personnel. Instead, active union members tend to become involved in critical forms of engagement that allow them to voice their interests and exercise leadership. Furthermore, findings suggest that the problem solving, advocacy, and organizing skills acquired through union participation do not uniformly influence members' civic engagement. Experience in a social movement union serves as a catalyst for civic engagement for some, while it enhances the leadership capacity of others.

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2011

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“…McCain" (Greenhouse 2008, 17) In this article, we examine how race, gender, and class Bartels 1996;Leiserson 1951), and class status (Bruno 2000a;Bruno 2000b;Manza and Brooks 1997;Nieuwbeerta 1996;Manza, Hout, and Brooks 1995;Eulau 1956).…”

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“…Specific contemporary research on union political behavior has diverged along two lines. One is supportive of a class-based politics theory that contends that unions strategically mobilized working-class political activity by representing their members' interests as either consumers or workers (Juravich 1986;Masters and Delaney 1987;Juravich and Shergold 1988;LeRoy 1990;Delaney, Masters, and Schwochau 1990;Cornfield 1991;Sousa 1993;Radcliff and Davis 2000;Bruno 2000a;Bruno 2000b;Zullo 2003). However, other empirical electoral studies conducted since the late 1960s have demonstrated that various social issues (e.g., race, abortion, guns) and organized interest groups (e.g., NRA) have been effective in drawing rank-and-file union voters away from the labor-backed candidate (Beachler 2007;Frank 2004;Clark and Masters 2001;Clark 1998;Freeman 1993).…”

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“Not Ready to Make Nice”

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Bruno

2009

Labor Studies Journal

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This article is based on a political survey of 600 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) in three battleground states (Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) and focus group interviews with USW local leadership and activist members. The focus of the research is on assessing union member perceptions of the three top candidates from the 2008 presidential primaries (Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama, and John McCain) and how these perceptions were influenced by race, class, and gender. The survey provided data on how respondents voted during the primary and on their issue positions, with particular attention to the issues they deemed most important in determining their vote. Respondents were also asked about other factors that influenced their vote, including their own demographic profile, union and work backgrounds, and their perspective on personal characteristics of the candidates. Analysis of the survey data and focus group interviews revealed that while race and gender did influence voting behavior, class identity also mattered greatly as union members demonstrated a strong preference for a partisan, working-class advocate.

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Shaping Political Preferences Through Workplace Mobilization: Unions and the 2000 Election

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Advances in Industrial &Amp; Labor Relations

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Illinois Labor and the Return to Class Politics

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

Schools for Democracy

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“Not Ready to Make Nice”

Shaping Political Preferences Through Workplace Mobilization: Unions and the 2000 Election

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