A Short History of Unionization at Yale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2926540 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Wilhelm (0000-0001-8678-8246), John Howard Wilhelm (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Issue | 49 |
| Pages | 13 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Text (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0164-2472 • E-ISSN: 1527-1951 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/466889 |
| OpenAlex | W2326787866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
As we take up the union struggles of the 1990s, we have something to learn from our history. I cannot tell the story of unionization at Yale in detail, but I want to recall some of its highlights, so that we can all keep them in mind. Along the way, I will also offer some observations about how Yale is governed and about labor in the academy. In 1938, George Butler, a Methodist minister in New Haven, wrote a report on working conditions at Yale. In what he said then in his account we can recognize similarities with the continuing struggles of the 1990s. Among the comments that Butler made were these
Economic history · Political science · History · Labor Movements and Unions
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |