A recently-released report from the City University of New York’s School of Labor and Urban Studies found that more than one in five union members were furloughed, laid off or contracted the coronavirus during the height of the COVID crisis, illustrating how the pandemic has exacerbated challenges faced by the labor movement.
The School of Labor and Urban Studies’ Ruth Milkman, a Distinguished Professor of Sociology, and Stephanie Luce, a Professor of Labor Studies, collected data from 20 public- and private-sector unions in the city to determine how many of their members lost employment or became sick during the pandemic.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you have an active digital subscription, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password, if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
If you are a current print-only subscriber, and want access to our website,click here to view your options for changing you subscription level.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
