The odds are stacked against the striking workers at General Motors. A sociologist who’s studied the decline of the US auto industry explains why.
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Although workers at a Nissan auto plant in Mississippi rejected a proposal to join the United Auto Workers Union, organized labor has reason to be optimistic about its future.
Donald Trump has emerged as a self-proclaimed hero of the working class, yet his policies and pedigree suggest he’s anything but.
Labor leaders sometimes seem to concede defeat too easily, yet workers are still fighting for their place in the middle class.
The chorus chanting ‘America needs a raise!’ will undoubtedly grow as Labor Day approaches. They’re not wrong, but America needs more than that.
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Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
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Professor Emeritus of History and Labor Education, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Management, Penn State
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Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Professor Emeritus of Management, Colorado State University
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Professor of Employment Relations; Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis
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Pearce Professor of Professional Communication, Clemson University
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Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Labor Center, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Director of the Center for Latin American Studies and Professor of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley
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Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of California, Irvine