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the election of John Sweeney as President of the AFL-CIO in October
1995, activists and supportive intellectuals in the United States began
thinking about how to revitalize the almost moribund American labor
movement. A key part of this literature has revolved around the concept
of “social movement unionism.” This term touched a nerve, and has
garnered widespread usage in North America over the past two decades.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">However,
most researchers using this term have no idea that it was initially
developed to understand the new unionism developed by members of
specific labor movements in Brazil, the Philippines and South Africa, a
type of unionism <i>qualitatively different</i> from that found in North
America. This paper argues that the term “social movement unionism”
should be confined only to labor organizations developing the same type
of unionism, wherever in the world such should be found.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Accordingly, this concept should <i>not</i> be
utilized in North America today as there are no labor centers or unions
present that are developing this type of trade unionism.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">It
is important to clarify this confusion because it is leads to incorrect
understandings and miscommunication. Accordingly, the current
situation—whereby the same term is used to refer to two qualitatively
different social phenomena —theoretically works against efforts to build
global labor solidarity.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What
about the progressive, broad-scope unionism emerging in North America
over the past two decades? Taking a page from labor history, this
article argues that the proper precedent is progressive unionism
developed by the United Packinghouse Workers of America, CIO, and
others, and therefore should be referred to as “social justice
unionism.” An Appendix provides a measurement tool. The argument is
empirically grounded and theoretically developed, allowing us to better
understand trade unionism around the globe.</span></p><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Recommended Citation</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Scipes,
Kim (2014) "Social Movement Unionism or Social Justice Unionism?
Disentangling Theoretical Confusion within the Global Labor Movement," <i>Class, Race and Corporate Power</i>: Vol. 2: Iss. 3, Article 9. <br></span></p><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Available on-line for free at: <a href="http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/classracecorporatepower/vol2/iss3/9" target="_blank">http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/<u></u>classracecorporatepower/vol2/<u></u>iss3/9</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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