Employers, Unions, and American Exceptionalism
Pre-World War I Open Shops in the Machine Trades in Comparative Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9969197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Haydu (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-41 |
| Publication date | 1988-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Social History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8590 • E-ISSN: 1469-512X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020859000008622 |
| OpenAlex | W2149311066 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 33 |
In comparative perspective, U.S. employers have been unusually hostile to unions. Their labor policies varied from one time and industry to another, however, in defiance of familiar interpretations of American “exceptionalism”. It is argued that before World War I, open shops and trade agreements represented different solutions for common labor problems. The timing of changes in technology and industrial structure relative to union growth determined which strategy would be more attractive to employers. This argument is developed by comparing one open shop industry (the machine trades) with its British counterpart and, more briefly, with some U.S. industries where trade agreements prevailed
American exceptionalism · Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Exceptionalism · International trade · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Trade union · World War II · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2022 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |