The Changing of the Guard
The New American Labor Leader
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9754607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ARTHUR R SCHWARTZ (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Michele M Hoyman (0000-0003-2975-9179) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 473 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 64-75 |
| Publication date | 1984-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716284473001007 |
| OpenAlex | W2171638950 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article analyzes recent changes in the leadership of international unions. There has been a trend toward leaders who are lifetime bureaucrats rather than rank-and-file members with charisma. This change toward more technocratic leadership is due to the different environment and new challenges that labor currently faces. The United Mine Workers is a good example of a union that has had many changes in the type of person who has become president, from the labor giant John L. Lewis to the 33-year-old lawyer Richard Trumka. The United Auto Workers is an example of a union whose leadership has been consistently drawn from the union hierarchy. The AFL-CIO has made a change in leadership from George Meany to the labor bureaucrat Lane Kirkland. There will probably be an increase in the number of women and minorities in top leadership positions in unions, but this will be a gradual increase
Charisma · Economics · Guard (computer science · Hierarchy · Management · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Technocracy · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 1992 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |