Bringing unions back in (or why we need a new old labor history)

Kimeldorf, Howard

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“…Regression results from the study did not support the hypothesis and showed that unionized workers were more likely to have decreased positive perceptions of safety climate relative to their non-union counterparts. Historically, unions and employers have frequently had adversarial relationship due to conflicting interests and ideologies in the workplace ( Hagedorn et al, 2016 , Kimeldorf, 1991 , Morris, 1946 ), and unionized employees tend to be more advocacy- and change-driven. Findings from previous studies might explain the negative association between union membership and safety climate.…”

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“…Labor unions have a long and deeply rooted history in the United States since their formation in the mid-1800s, stemming from the societal and economic impacts of the Industrial Revolution. Labor unions are organizations that hold a critical role in enhancing their members’ workplace safety and public health conditions through empowerment, workplace advocacy (i.e., policies, procedures), and collective bargaining (e.g., better wages and benefits) ( Hagedorn et al, 2016 , Kimeldorf, 1991 , Morris, 1946 ). Today under US labor laws, many unions in different industrial sectors are still recognized as the primary champion for their members’ health and safety.…”

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The association between union membership and perceptions of safety climate among US adult workers

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“…8 Although recognizing that a division of labor in this scholarship necessitates different levels and units of analysis, we believe social movements are most productively studied with a focus on organizations. We are especially sympathetic to the union-centered institutionalism advocated by Kimeldorf (1991). However, we believe the deterioration of unionism in meatpacking originated in other organizational settings.…”

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The Decline of Industrial Unionism in the Meatpacking Industry:

Brueggemann

Brown

2003

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Having negotiated challenges that contributed to the deterioration of most other unions, the United Packinghouse Workers of America entered the second half of the century with widespread support among packinghouse workers and a strong sense of purpose. In the late 1950s, however, meatpacking companies began a radical reorganization of the industry's system of production. Within the next decade, significant deskilling, the collapse of wage standards, and numerous plant closings facilitated the political emaciation of organized labor in meatpacking. Using event-structure analysis to systematically examine and compare labor struggles in the postwar years (1946)(1947)(1948) and during the Reagan era (1986)(1987), the authors find that the development of new corporate strategies fundamentally transformed the capital-labor relationship and led to the collapse of industrial unionism in meatpacking. Most important were the industry's development of new technologies, its geographical reorganization of production, and its ability to locate new sources of cheap, nonunion labor.

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“…Otra crítica importante, frente al peligro de caer en un culturalismo al estilo de Gutman, se refiere a la necesidad de reincorporar al sindicalismo y la política al análisis. Howard Kimeldorf (1991) lo ha puesto de relieve en "Bringing the Unions Back In (Or Why We Need a New Old Labor History)", y Gerald Friedman ha criticado a Gutman por impulsar el estudio de los trabajadores centrándose en las cambiantes actitudes populares pero sin tener en cuenta su involucramiento en 3. Una reseña de este debate se encuentra en Norrell (1990: 232-233).…”

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David Montgomery (1927-2011)

Scheinkman

2012

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El pasado 2 de diciembre fallecía, a los 84 años de edad, el historiador David Montgomery, eminente representante de la New Labor History norteamericana. El presente artículo se propone analizar su trayectoria político-intelectual así como sus principales trabajos, señalando aquellos aspectos de su obra, escasamente difundida en nuestro país, que consideramos de vigencia, actualidad y relevancia tanto en lo metodológico, como para reflexionar sobre la agenda de investigación. Junto a sus planteos e hipótesis específicas sobre la historia de los trabajadores y el movimiento obrero norteamericano de fines de siglo XIX y principios del XX, pretendemos destacar aquí la envergadura de su empresa teórico-intelectual y política.

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Bringing unions back in (or why we need a new old labor history)

Cited by 27 publications

References 11 publications

The association between union membership and perceptions of safety climate among US adult workers

The association between union membership and perceptions of safety climate among US adult workers

The Decline of Industrial Unionism in the Meatpacking Industry:

David Montgomery (1927-2011)

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