An important but remarkably under analyzed labor studies subject is the relationship between union identity and union member voting behavior. The dominant political theory in America holds that pluralism generates overlapping and crosscutting interests that militate against the formation of a dominant political orientation. However, it is the thesis of this work that once subjected […]
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From High Hopes to Disillusionment: The Evolution of Worker Attitudes at Mitsubishi Motors
In the spring of 1989, Chrysler and Mitsubishi Motors entered a joint venture to build automobiles in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Production and maintenance workers at the joint venture Diamond Star plant approached their jobs with great anticipation. Not only did these jobs offer significantly higher wages than most had made previously, they came with promises of […]