'Dark as a dungeon': technological change and government policy in the deunionization of the American coal industry

Kimberly ChristenseN
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Kimberly ChristenseN: Sarah Lawrence College, USA

Review of Keynesian Economics, 2014, vol. 2, issue 2, 147-170

Abstract: This paper provides historical context for the precipitous decline of unionization in coal. It examines the contributions of technological/geographic shifts, government land use and environmental policies, and the changing legal/political environment for unions. Finally, it explores the impact of the internal struggles within the UMW, particularly around the crucial 1978 coal strike.

Keywords: union; coal mining; technology; government policy; labor law; union reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J4 J5 J8 L7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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