Challenging the Taylor Law
Prison Guards on Strike
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3223965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynn Zimmer (Cornell University), James B Jacobs |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 531 |
| Publication date | 1981-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2522476 |
| OpenAlex | W4248636895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In analyzing the 1979 strike by nearly all of the prison guards in New York State, this paper focuses on the social organization of the prison environment and the guards' changing occupational role as critical causes of the strike. Many guards believe that in recent years they have lost status and much of their authority; in addition, racial tension has mounted within the guard force as well as between guards and inmates. The authors argue that collective bargaining is not well suited to resolving those problems, and in fact the bargaining system may have aggravated them. The authors also analyze the strike's resolution, concluding that it was the state's use of National Guard troops and the application of Taylor Law sanctions, rather than any bargaining strategy by either party, that brought the guards back to work. Finally, the authors suggest that these strike penalties may have intensified the worker anger and discontent that were major causes of the strike
Collective bargaining · Criminology · Guard (computer science) · Law and economics · Political science · Prison · Sanctions · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2021 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |