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Globalizing Solidarity: Explaining Differences in U.S Labor Union Transnationalism

Keida, Mark Stephen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1164963096

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2006, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Political Science.
The purpose of this research is to explain differences in the transnational organizing strategies of U.S. trade unions. Of particular interest is the degree to which economic globalization (e.g., import competition, foreign direct investment, and multinationalization) influences the nature, scope, and priority U.S. labor unions assign to transnational organizing strategies. Toward this end, this research compares the transnational strategies of three U.S. labor unions — the United Steelworkers of America (USW), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) — each of which represents a distinct sector of U.S. labor market (manufacturing, service, and professional) and experiences a different level and type of exposure to economic globalization (high, moderate, and low). Using an updated theory of labor transnationalism and primary source data, this study finds that transnational organizing strategies are highly correlated with exposure to economic globalization, particularly multinationalization in a union’s core industries. At the same time, in cases where exposure to economic globalization is low, transnational strategies are better explained through intra-organizational dynamics, such as leadership ideology, membership interests, and union size. In the main, this study suggests that in order to explain differences in transnational organizing strategies, one must consider both the level and type of exposure to economic globalization, as well as organizational dynamics in cases where exposure is minimal.
John Rothgeb (Advisor)
260 p.
Political Science, General
Globalization; Transnationalism; US Labor Movement; Labor Politics; Labor Union Transnationalism; Labor Union Internationalism; USW; SEIU; AFT

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  • Keida, M. S. (2006). Globalizing Solidarity: Explaining Differences in U.S Labor Union Transnationalism [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1164963096

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Keida, Mark. Globalizing Solidarity: Explaining Differences in U.S Labor Union Transnationalism. 2006. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1164963096.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Keida, Mark. "Globalizing Solidarity: Explaining Differences in U.S Labor Union Transnationalism." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1164963096

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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