80 lines
2.6 KiB
YAML
80 lines
2.6 KiB
YAML
abstract: 'In this paper, we examine one institution that has received less
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attention in scholarly debates about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
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despite its inherent connection to economic activity and political
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activism: labor unions. For some, unions represent particularistic
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interest groups that pursue the economic interests of their members at
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the expense of the environment. For others, they represent the organized
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political voice of a working class demanding safe and healthy work
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environments and communities. We also consider how the effect of unions
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is conditioned by institutional context, including the presence of
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employment protection laws and the degree of corporatist governance. We
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use error correction models (ECMs) to examine the relationship between
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union density and GHG emissions among 18 affluent countries between the
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years of 1990 and 2010. We find union density to be associated with
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reduced GHG emissions, net of controls. We also find that unions have a
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greater reducing capacity when they are able to participate in policy
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formation, but that capacity is reduced with the presence of strong
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employment protection laws. We conclude that further research is needed
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before policy decisions are made and hope that this study opens up new
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discussions about the role of labor in addressing climate change.'
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affiliation: 'Hyde, A (Corresponding Author), Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Hist \& Sociol,
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Atlanta, GA 30332 USA.
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Hyde, Allen, Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Hist \& Sociol, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA.
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Vachon, Todd E., Rutgers State Univ, Dept Lab Studies \& Employment Relat, New Brunswick,
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NJ USA.'
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author: Hyde, Allen and Vachon, Todd E.
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author-email: allen.hyde@hsoc.gatech.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Hyde
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given: Allen
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- family: Vachon
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given: Todd E.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/23251042.2018.1544107
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files: []
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issn: 2325-1042
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journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
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keywords: 'GHG emissions; labor unions; treadmill theory; climate change; jobs
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versus the environment'
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keywords-plus: 'UNITED-STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; INCOME INEQUALITY; CARBON
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EMISSIONS; TRADE-UNIONS; CORPORATISM; ENERGY'
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language: English
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month: JUL 3
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '66'
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pages: 269-282
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papis_id: bc7e56482e716bfbe9e6e8fcdabdde5a
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ref: Hyde2019runningtreadmill
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times-cited: '12'
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title: Running with or against the treadmill? Labor unions, institutional contexts,
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and greenhouse gas emissions in a comparative perspective
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000473520900005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '10'
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volume: '5'
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web-of-science-categories: Environmental Studies
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year: '2019'
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