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The geography of US union elections 3: the context and structure of union electoral performance (the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union and the United Auto Workers union, 1970 - 82)
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This paper is an extension of previous research on the geography of union elections. A model of union organization is proposed, relevant to the institutional and political structure of US labor legislation. Implications are drawn for unions' organizing strategies, and their likely electoral performance at the local level. It is argued that the structural imperatives faced by unions are inherently incomplete; local discretion is built-in to the structure of labor relations. Alternative empiric...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1068/a190289
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- Publisher:
- Pion Ltd. Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Environment and Planning A Journal website
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 289-311
- Publication date:
- 1987-01-01
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1472-3409
- ISSN:
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0308-518X
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- English
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- ora:2082
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- 2008-06-19
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- Copyright holder:
- Pion Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 1987
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- The full-text of this article is not available in ORA. Citation: Clark, G. L. & Johnston, K. (1987). 'The geography of US union elections 3: the context and structure of union electoral performance (the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union and the United Auto Workers union, 1970 - 82)', Environment and Planning A, 19(3), 289-311. [Available at http://www.envplan.com/A.html].
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