Environmental Concern of Labor Union Members in the United States

Kojola, Erik; Xiao, Chenyang; McCright, Aaron M.

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“…In the face of declining employment, the union became more susceptible to job blackmail, and in 1977 opposed Amendments to the Clean Air Act. Economic pressures also influence rank-and-file members, who are more pro-environmental than the general public during times of economic prosperity, but not in weaker economic climates (Kojola, Xiao, and McCright 2014).…”

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The United Auto Workers and the Emergence of Labor Environmentalism

Alstyne¹

2016

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Recent collaboration between labor unions and environmental organizationshas sparked significant interest in “blue-green” coalitions. Drawing onarchival research, this article explores the United Auto Workers (UAW)'slabor environmentalism in the late 1960s and 1970s, when the union promoteda broad environmental agenda. Eventually the union went as far asincorporating environmental concerns in collective bargaining and callingfor an end to the internal combustion engine. These actions areparticularly noteworthy because they challenged the union’s economicfoundation: the automobile industry. However, as a closer examination ofthe record shows, there was a significant disjuncture between the union’sinternational leadership, which pushed a broad vision of laborenvironmentalism, and its rank-and-file membership, which proved resistantto the issue. By the close of the 1970s, the conjunction of economicpressures and declining power in relation to management led the union toretreat from its environmental actions.

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The United Auto Workers and the Emergence of Labor Environmentalism

Alstyne¹

2016

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“…In the face of declining employment, the union became more susceptible to job blackmail, and in 1977 opposed Amendments to the Clean Air Act. Economic pressures also influence rank‐and‐file members, who are more pro‐environmental than the general public during times of economic prosperity, but not in weaker economic climates (Kojola, Xiao, and McCright ).…”

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The United Auto Workers and the Emergence of Labor Environmentalism

Alstyne¹

2015

Journal of Labor and Society

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Recent collaboration between labor unions and environmental organizations has sparked significant interest in “blue‐green” coalitions. Drawing on archival research, this article explores the United Auto Workers' labor environmentalism in the late 1960s and 1970s, when the union promoted a broad environmental agenda. Eventually the union went as far as incorporating environmental concerns in collective bargaining and calling for an end to the internal combustion engine. These actions are particularly noteworthy because they challenged the union's economic foundation: the automobile industry. However, as a closer examination of the record shows, there was a significant disjuncture between the union's international leadership, which pushed a broad vision of labor environmentalism, and its rank‐and‐file membership, which proved resistant to the issue. By the close of the 1970s, the conjunction of economic pressures and declining power in relation to management led the union to retreat from its environmental actions.

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“…Future research could also consider the criminogenic factors theorized within broader trends such as urbanization (Kahn, ), union strength (Kojola, Xiao, and McCright, ), firm organization (Grant, Jones, and Bergesen, ), rates of production (Schnaiberg, ), and (de)industrialization (Rodwin and Sazanami, ). The presence of green crime havens could also reside in the fact that regulatory agencies serve both as advisor and enforcer in the administration of environmental law (Du Rées, ).…”

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Green Crime Havens: A Spatial Cluster Analysis of Environmental Crime

Thomson

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Samuels‐Jones

2020

Social Science Quarterly

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Objectives The following study contributes to the bridging green criminology's quantitative research gap by analyzing the spatial distribution of environmental crimes throughout the United States. In doing so, we consider the possibility of green crime havens; areas with elevated health risks associated with dense concentrations of green criminal behavior. Methods Using data obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ECHO database, we conduct a spatial cluster analysis to identify counties bearing a disproportionate number of the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act violations. Results Findings affirm the existence of numerous green crime havens with violations occurring both within and across different types of pollution cases. Conclusions The study concludes with a theoretical reflection of the treadmill of crime and corresponding series of policy recommendations.

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Environmental Concern of Labor Union Members in the United States

Cited by 12 publications

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The United Auto Workers and the Emergence of Labor Environmentalism

The United Auto Workers and the Emergence of Labor Environmentalism

The United Auto Workers and the Emergence of Labor Environmentalism

Green Crime Havens: A Spatial Cluster Analysis of Environmental Crime

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