The extension of solidarity conflicts with the spirit of individualism.

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: August 1, 1987| Author: Dubofsky, Melvyn | Copyright information

The extension of solidarity conflicts with the spirit of individualism

Alice Kessler-Harris' paper succinctly captures the dilemma faced by the American labor movement and its trade unions throughout their turbulent and erratic history over the last century. She also hints at some of the reasons why trade unionism appears in disarray today and the labor movement seems an institution of diminishing importance in our national life. Labor's current parlous situation notwit...

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