Book chapter
Principled hope: Labor law reform from an alt-labor perspective
The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century, pp.361-372
Cambridge University Press
2020
DOI: 10.1017/9781108610070.038
Abstract
Labor advocates and reformers have been searching for ways to organize workers and sustain the cause of labor in these difficult neoliberal times, when unions barely represent 6 percent of the private sector workforce. They have unsuccessfully tried to reform federal labor law for decades. A sharp partisan divide, the Senate filibuster, and the President’s veto, all smother reform in the crib. But still, committed and creative advocates try to organize workers within and without the law. Activists have spearheaded “comprehensive campaigns” and fought for voluntary recognition. Others have formed now what have been termed “alt-labor” organizations, such as worker centers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Principled hope: Labor law reform from an alt-labor perspective
- Creators
- César F. Rosado Marzán - Chicago Kent College of Law
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century, pp.361-372
- DOI
- 10.1017/9781108610070.038
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 12
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2020
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9985136716602771
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