The Role of Federalism and the Centrality of State Governments for Labor Unions, Employment, and Organizing

Laura C Bucci

Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2023, vol. 53, issue 3, 462-483

Abstract: American states differ in their protection of workers, acceptance of organized labor, dominant industrial cultures, and regarding labor unions’ capacity and political power. In this article, I examine declining union membership in the states and analyze various laws that limit the political power of unions and assess the consequences of these developments. I also document and explain a recent resurgence of labor organizing, political resistance, and work stoppages. There is a seeming contradiction between a labor movement that is both declining as well as gaining strength. However, a common theme in each of these trends is the centrality of state governments and politics regarding labor policy and union influence.

Date: 2023
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