The Death of the “Old Labor Movement” and the Birth of the New: Revitalizing U.S. Labor in the Early 21st Century

Devinatz, Victor G.

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“…Just a few years later, unions were experiencing the most explosive growth in American history. It is useful to keep in mind that this explosion only took place six years after the initial economic collapse (Devinatz 2009). While it might be tempting to think that modern demand management techniques would render impossible a six‐year slump, I would argue to the contrary that the current grip of political opposition to government deficits, along with the continuing income inequality underlying the growth of financial bubbles, basically assure a prolonged or soon‐to‐be‐repeated economic slump—though explicating that argument would be another article altogether!…”

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An Opportunity Not Taken . . . yet: U.S. Labor and the Current Economic Crisis

Tilly

2011

Journal of Labor and Society

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Two years since the financial crash of 2008 and nearly three years into the recession, what is perhaps most noteworthy about U.S. trade unions' response to the economic crisis is how limited and unfocused it is. To date, the main reactions of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations andChange to Win to the crisis have been to lobby the U.S. federal government for new policies, such as those oriented to job creation; there has been little by way of member mobilization. Though this may at first seem surprising, in fact it reflects both long-term weaknesses in the labor movement and new difficulties imposed by the conjuncture. However, despite these obstacles, the U.S. labor movement has developed new and innovative strategies in recent decades, which hold out hope for a stronger reaction in months and years to come.

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An Opportunity Not Taken . . . yet: U.S. Labor and the Current Economic Crisis

Tilly

2011

Journal of Labor and Society

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The Death of the “Old Labor Movement” and the Birth of the New: Revitalizing U.S. Labor in the Early 21st Century

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An Opportunity Not Taken . . . yet: U.S. Labor and the Current Economic Crisis

An Opportunity Not Taken . . . yet: U.S. Labor and the Current Economic Crisis

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