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Title: Collective Action and the Origins of the American Labor Movement

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

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ISSN: 14716372

DOI: 10.1017/S0022050718000360

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Abstract: This article examines the relationship between collective action and the size of worker and employer groups in the United States. It proposes and tests a theory of union formation and strikes. Using a new county-by-industry level dataset containing the location of unions, the location of strikes, average establishment size, and the number of establishments around the turn of the twentieth century, I find that unions were more likely to form and strikes were more likely to occur in counties with intermediate-sized worker groups and large employer groups.

Url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/collective-action-and-the-origins-of-the-american-labor-movement/9F59C21DBC21E2ED006E75CBEBFD9A79

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Authors: Schmick, Ethan

Periodical (Full): Journal of Economic History

Issue: 3

Volume: 78

Pages: 744-784

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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