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US labour unions and green transitions: depth, breadth, and worker agency

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ABSTRACT The goal of this article is to interpret and analyse two ambitious and prominent cases of labour environmentalism in the USA – the par excellence example of liberal capitalism.… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT The goal of this article is to interpret and analyse two ambitious and prominent cases of labour environmentalism in the USA – the par excellence example of liberal capitalism. In order to capture the nuances, contradictions, and varieties of labour environmentalism, I employ an analytical scheme based on three dimensions. The first dimension (depth) explores the social and environmental commitments manifested in these cases, the second dimension (breadth) explores their spatiality, and the third dimension (agency) explores the degree to which these initiatives reflect a proactive as opposed to a reactive labour environmentalism.

Keywords: labour environmentalism; unions green; labour unions; agency; green transitions; transitions depth

Journal Title: Globalizations
Year Published: 2018

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