TY - JOUR
T1 - Race, Repression and the Future of New Labor Activism
AU - Wingfield, Adia Harvey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Labor activism is on the rise in the U.S., and workers and organizers are taking new and intriguing steps to have more voice, involvement, and power in their workplaces. This begs the question of whether this new surge in labor activism will have long-term consequences or amount to a “flash in the pan.” In this paper, I argue that the success of current labor activism will hinge on two factors: whether organizers successfully confront longstanding racial disparities in workplaces and occupations, and the ability to preempt and survive the resulting state repression and organizational backlash.
AB - Labor activism is on the rise in the U.S., and workers and organizers are taking new and intriguing steps to have more voice, involvement, and power in their workplaces. This begs the question of whether this new surge in labor activism will have long-term consequences or amount to a “flash in the pan.” In this paper, I argue that the success of current labor activism will hinge on two factors: whether organizers successfully confront longstanding racial disparities in workplaces and occupations, and the ability to preempt and survive the resulting state repression and organizational backlash.
KW - labor
KW - organizations
KW - race
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85149923032
U2 - 10.1177/07308884231162962
DO - 10.1177/07308884231162962
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85149923032
SN - 0730-8884
VL - 50
SP - 351
EP - 358
JO - Work and Occupations
JF - Work and Occupations
IS - 3
ER -