Zusammenfassung
Über die Hälfte der nicht-organisierten Beschäftigten in den USA wünschten sich eine Gewerkschaft. Doch 2022 sank der Anteil der Gewerkschaftsmitglieder weiter auf nur noch 10,1 % insgesamt und in der Privatwirtschaft auf 6 %. Hauptgrund für die Diskrepanz sind die im Vergleich zu beinahe allen anderen westlichen Industrieländern schwierigen Organisationsbedingungen der US-Gewerkschaften. Zu den historisch gewachsenen kulturellen, rechtlichen, institutionellen und politischen Hürden kommen organisatorische Schwächen der Gewerkschaften selbst.
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Greven, T. (2024). Gewerkschaften. In: Lammert, C., Siewert, M.B., Vormann, B. (eds) Handbuch Politik USA. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39686-2_66
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