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Organizing Activity Among University Clerical Workers, Richard W. Hurd, Adrienne M. Mcelwain
Organizing Activity Among University Clerical Workers, Richard W. Hurd, Adrienne M. Mcelwain
Richard W Hurd
[Excerpt] As union membership has declined and blue-collar employment has contracted, union organizers have shifted their attention to white-collar workers in the largely nonunion service sector. Interviews with union organizers indicate that a disproportionate share of this organizing activity has been aimed at college and university clerical employees. In order to gain a better understanding of this activity, two avenues of inquiry were pursued. Interviews were conducted with 48 union officials who have been involved in university clerical organizing. In addition, a questionnaire concerning the unionization of clerical workers was mailed in 1986 to personnel directors of all colleges and …