Race, Repression and the Future of New Labor Activism

IF 4.4 2区社会学 Q1 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR

Work and Occupations Pub Date : 2023-03-09 DOI:10.1177/07308884231162962

A. H. Wingfield

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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 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.

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种族、压迫与新劳工运动的未来

劳工行动主义在美国正在兴起，工人和组织者正在采取新的、有趣的措施，在工作场所拥有更多的发言权、参与度和权力。这就引出了一个问题，即这种新的劳工行动主义浪潮是否会产生长期影响，或者相当于“昙花一现”。在这篇论文中，我认为当前劳工行动主义的成功将取决于两个因素：组织者是否成功地应对了工作场所和职业中长期存在的种族差异，以及在由此产生的国家镇压和组织反弹中先发制人并幸存下来的能力。

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