Does America (Still) Need Unions?

Professor Zieger’s lecture examines connections between the turbulent history of American labor and the present-day circumstances of American workers. Do changing economic conditions and structures of work make organized labor an anachronism in our globalized world? If, on the other hand, a vigorous and autonomous labor movement is a necessary component of a democratic social order, how might knowledge of labor’s struggles in the past be useful in revitalization of the labor movement?