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- Title
Public Sector Unions Under Siege: Solidarity in the Fight Back.
- Authors
Hurd, Richard W.; Lee, Tamara L.
- Abstract
The 2011-2013 assault on public sector collective bargaining rights is unprecedented in its breadth and depth. Legislative proposals that would roll back bargaining, limit unions’ ability to negotiate security arrangements, stop payroll deduction of union dues, and constrain labor’s political activity have been introduced in a majority of states. This coordinated attack from the Republican right has spurred an aggressive, unified response from a broad cross section of unions. Through labor unity tables at the national and state levels, unions are demonstrating a rare level of solidarity in the fight back. This ongoing experiment in movement building is encouraging, but challenges remain.
- Subjects
UNITED States; GOVERNMENT employee unions; COLLECTIVE bargaining by government employees; PUBLIC sector; SOLIDARITY -- Social aspects; AFL-CIO; REPUBLICAN Party (U.S. : 1854- ); EMPLOYEE rights; UNITED States politics &; government, 1989-; HISTORY; LABOR laws; HISTORY of political parties
- Publication
Labor Studies Journal, 2014, Vol 39, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0160-449X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0160449X14530702