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What's a good way to learn more about the history and function and current status of unions? Are there any good books/resources that aren't particularly biased
by jrheard 7y ago
What's a good way to learn more about the history and function and current status of unions? Are there any good books/resources that aren't particularly biased toward one side or the other?
- Animats 7y agoIt's harder than I expected. Try: [1], which is a study of how unions have interacted with the gig economy. (Mechanical Turk workers had an organization, Dynamo. Last update on their web site was 4 years ago, though.) Teen Vogue (which has better content than the name would suggest) has a good article.[2] [1] http://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Miller-The-Union-of-the-Future.pdf http://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mil... [2] https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-a-labor-union-is-and-how-it-works https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-a-labor-union-is-and-ho...
- truckerbill 7y agoThere Is Power in a Union by Philip Dray is worth a read.