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The Working Class Pandemic In The Us, Robert Ovetz
The Working Class Pandemic In The Us, Robert Ovetz
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More Than Just Words: Credible Strike Threats In The Us, 2012-2016, Robert Ovetz
More Than Just Words: Credible Strike Threats In The Us, 2012-2016, Robert Ovetz
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According to our on-line survey conducted during the Winter and Spring of 2017, between 2012-2016 the number of workers threatening to strike was 199 percent higher than the number who actually did strike according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In our analysis of 48 on-line survey respondents and 10 in depth phone interviews we found that while the number of strikes has continued on a steady decline over the past few decades, the evidence points to more workers ready and willing to strike. We call the willingness to strike, and the capacity to do so, a credible strike threat, …