Organizing women: The nature and process of union-organizing efforts among U.S. women workers since the mid-1990s

Work and Occupations

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-463

  Bronfenbrenner, Kate ^a,b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Labor unions; Organizing; Organizing tactics; Union density; Union strategies; Women; Women of color

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644494006     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888405278989     Document Type: Article

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