Abstract WMP104: Impact of Labor Activism on Historic Geospatial Stroke Mortality in Richmond, Virginia
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DOI: 10.1161/str.56.suppl_1.wmp104
Abstract: Introduction: Post-Civil War, Richmond emerged as a major center for tobacco cultivation and manufacturing, driven by its exploitation of Black labor. Laborers were often employed in physically demanding positions in unventilated and smoke-filled environments, coupled… read more here.
Keywords: richmond; mortality; labor activism; stroke mortality ... See more keywords
The Potential and Limits of Spontaneous Labor Activism on Social Media: The Search for Justice among Chinese Restaurant Workers
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DOI: 10.1177/0160449x241263121
Abstract: Recent scholarship on social media in labor activism has centered on institutions such as labor unions. What is understudied is how “unorganized” workers use social media to reclaim agency. Employing digital ethnography this study explores… read more here.
Keywords: labor; labor activism; chinese restaurant; social media ... See more keywords
Labor Unbound? Assessing the Current Surge in Labor Activism
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DOI: 10.1177/07308884231162929
Abstract: Where will the current surge of labor activism lead? To address this question we examine two distinctive currents of labor struggle—one rooted in “new economy” firms and a second in the nation's logistics sector—where post-pandemic… read more here.
Keywords: labor activism; surge labor; labor; current surge ... See more keywords
Occupational Activism and the New Labor Activism: Illustrations from the Education Sector and an Agenda for Future Research
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DOI: 10.1177/07308884231162935
Abstract: The United States is currently witnessing a surge in labor activism that will likely embolden many workers to engage in occupational activism and thus enact their jobs in socially transformative ways. We illustrate this argument… read more here.
Keywords: agenda future; occupational activism; activism; future research ... See more keywords
Women in the New Labor Activism: Gender Trends in Attitudes Toward Unions
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DOI: 10.1177/07308884231162950
Abstract: The gender gap in union membership rates has narrowed considerably in the last decades. How is this change related to women's attitudes toward unions? What is the profile of women who support union activism? Are… read more here.
Keywords: attitudes toward; toward unions; activism; labor activism ... See more keywords
Race, Repression and the Future of New Labor Activism
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DOI: 10.1177/07308884231162962
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: labor activism; repression future; labor; race repression ... See more keywords
The New Labor Activism, a New Labor Sociology
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DOI: 10.1177/07308884231168042
Abstract: This symposium issue of Work and Occupations on “The New Labor Activism” develops a new generation of labor sociology research for comprehending and sustaining the contemporary labor mobilization in the U.S., the largest labor mobilization… read more here.
Keywords: labor sociology; new labor; labor; sociology ... See more keywords