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Deepening Our Understanding of Labor Action: Examining How Workers Organize Different Types of Strikes in the United States

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This paper draws on qualitative fieldwork on the Starbucks Workers United campaign and a comprehensive database of strike activity to better understand how workers organize strikes in the United States. By analyzing multiple types of strikes, this study challenges more conventional understandings of work stoppages as predominantly indefinite conflicts to resolve bargaining impasses. Strikes organized by workers with limited structural power resources may not always compel an immediate settlement, but union activists interpret strike effectiveness according to a range of indicators beyond whether they achieve material demands. These findings demonstrate the diverse ways that workers organize strikes and how they can leverage different power resources through industrial action.

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  • John Kallas, 2026. "Deepening Our Understanding of Labor Action: Examining How Workers Organize Different Types of Strikes in the United States," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 65(1), pages 64-79, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indres:v:65:y:2026:i:1:p:64-79
    DOI: 10.1111/irel.12393
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