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Reclaiming Labor's Legacy: Breaking Barriers for Social Justice

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The Crisis in Organized Labor

The labor movement in the United States has been in decline for decades. Union membership has fallen from a peak of 35% of the workforce in the 1950s to just 10.3% today. This decline has been caused by a number of factors, including:

Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice
Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice
by Bill Fletcher Jr.

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Language : English
File size : 1455 KB
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Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 320 pages
Lending : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Paperback : 254 pages
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 6.69 x 0.53 x 9.61 inches
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* Globalization: The loss of manufacturing jobs to overseas companies has led to a decline in union membership in the manufacturing sector. * Technology: The automation of jobs has also led to a decline in union membership, as fewer workers are needed to perform the same tasks. * Anti-union laws: States have passed a number of laws that make it more difficult for unions to organize workers and bargain for better wages and benefits.

The New Path Toward Social Justice

The decline of organized labor has had a devastating impact on social justice in the United States. Unions have historically been a powerful force for social change, fighting for higher wages, better working conditions, and civil rights. With the decline of unions, workers have lost a powerful voice in the fight for social justice.

However, there is a new path toward social justice that is emerging. This path is based on the principles of solidarity, mutual aid, and worker empowerment. Workers are organizing themselves into new types of organizations, such as worker centers and worker cooperatives, to fight for their rights and build a more just society.

Organized labor must reclaim its legacy as a champion of social justice by meeting the challenges of the 21st century. This means fighting for comprehensive immigration reform, universal healthcare, affordable housing, and climate change action. It also means fighting against all forms of discrimination, including racial discrimination, gender discrimination, LGBTQ+ discrimination, and disability discrimination.

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Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice
Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice
by Bill Fletcher Jr.

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Language : English
File size : 1455 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 320 pages
Lending : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Paperback : 254 pages
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 6.69 x 0.53 x 9.61 inches
X-Ray for textbooks : Enabled
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Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice
Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice
by Bill Fletcher Jr.

4.7 out of 5

Language : English
File size : 1455 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 320 pages
Lending : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Paperback : 254 pages
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 6.69 x 0.53 x 9.61 inches
X-Ray for textbooks : Enabled
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