Union membership and the ghent system

Matthew Dimick

doi:10.1017/9781108610070.037

Union membership and the ghent system

Matthew Dimick

School of Law

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Union density - the number of union members as a share of all wage and salary earners in employment - is labor unions’ primary power resource. Union members contribute dues, which finance unions’ collective bargaining activities, strike funds, and political advocacy. Becoming a union member entails commitments to participate in strikes, work stoppages, and other demonstrations of strength. Unions are “schools of democracy,” providing opportunities for learning, participation, and leadership in the roles and obligations of industrial, and, by extension, political citizenship.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	351-360
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108610070
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108610070.037
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

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