LABRST 2A03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Jewish Labor Committee, Trade Union, Business Unionism
28 Apr 2019
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Social unionism arises in the 80s and 90s in reaction to business unionism where unions were expected to be more business like and they did not want to follow this narrow model. Beyond the workplace need to address other issues in the political and social world- things not business related. Unions going to become more active in politics and engage in non traditional issues such as culture or violence against women. Campaigns you engage in because you can afford it. Cannot do this when workers feel threatened. Social unions only run campaigns when times are good. When times are bad, it comes down to everyone being a business interest. A jewish labour group that appeared in the 1940s within the immigrant community, unions were very supportive of groups like the jlc at the time, as they agitated for fair employment and anti- discrimination laws. Pushed for new kinds of human rights legislation and new ways of.
