abstract: 'In this paper, we examine one institution that has received less

  attention in scholarly debates about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,

  despite its inherent connection to economic activity and political

  activism: labor unions. For some, unions represent particularistic

  interest groups that pursue the economic interests of their members at

  the expense of the environment. For others, they represent the organized

  political voice of a working class demanding safe and healthy work

  environments and communities. We also consider how the effect of unions

  is conditioned by institutional context, including the presence of

  employment protection laws and the degree of corporatist governance. We

  use error correction models (ECMs) to examine the relationship between

  union density and GHG emissions among 18 affluent countries between the

  years of 1990 and 2010. We find union density to be associated with

  reduced GHG emissions, net of controls. We also find that unions have a

  greater reducing capacity when they are able to participate in policy

  formation, but that capacity is reduced with the presence of strong

  employment protection laws. We conclude that further research is needed

  before policy decisions are made and hope that this study opens up new

  discussions about the role of labor in addressing climate change.'
affiliation: 'Hyde, A (Corresponding Author), Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Hist \& Sociol,
  Atlanta, GA 30332 USA.

  Hyde, Allen, Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Hist \& Sociol, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA.

  Vachon, Todd E., Rutgers State Univ, Dept Lab Studies \& Employment Relat, New Brunswick,
  NJ USA.'
author: Hyde, Allen and Vachon, Todd E.
author-email: allen.hyde@hsoc.gatech.edu
author_list:
- family: Hyde
  given: Allen
- family: Vachon
  given: Todd E.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/23251042.2018.1544107
files: []
issn: 2325-1042
journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
keywords: 'GHG emissions; labor unions; treadmill theory; climate change; jobs

  versus the environment'
keywords-plus: 'UNITED-STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; INCOME INEQUALITY; CARBON

  EMISSIONS; TRADE-UNIONS; CORPORATISM; ENERGY'
language: English
month: JUL 3
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '66'
pages: 269-282
papis_id: bc7e56482e716bfbe9e6e8fcdabdde5a
ref: Hyde2019runningtreadmill
times-cited: '12'
title: Running with or against the treadmill? Labor unions, institutional contexts,
  and greenhouse gas emissions in a comparative perspective
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000473520900005
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '5'
web-of-science-categories: Environmental Studies
year: '2019'