Journal article
Keynote Address: Sociology and Organized Labor: Helping to Salvage a Vital Institution
Sociological viewpoints, Vol.16, pp.2-9
01 Oct 2000
Abstract
The author argues that sociologists in PA should assist modern local unions in a joint effort to better the lives of workers. He describes his more than forty years as a labor-focused applied sociologist & suggests that other sociologists play the following roles: (1) an advocate supporting labor by championing views that unionists may not tackle otherwise; (2) a consultant to labor unions in survey research & forecasting; (3) a "Green Power" board member, ie, like Shostak, a prolabor applied sociologist on the Labor Advisory Board of a one-of-a-kind mutual fund that invests in unionized companies with excellent records in industrial relations; (4) a researcher & writer (Shostak has written, edited or co-edited 19 books portraying aspects of labor unions or working class life); (5) a teacher, staying in touch with former students to gain fresh insights & sometimes even answers to questions. The labor movement is strong, & applied sociologists are urged to join a union or subscribe to the Labor Studies Journal. 53 References. E. Sanchez
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- Title
- Keynote Address: Sociology and Organized Labor: Helping to Salvage a Vital Institution
- Creators
- Arthur Shostak
- Publication Details
- Sociological viewpoints, Vol.16, pp.2-9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology; Culture and Communication [Historical]
- Identifiers
- 991020705333404721