Towards a Labor Hostility Index: An Expository into the Effects of State Labor Laws on Union Density & Public Opinion of Labor Unions in the United States

• In Event: Constitutional Change, Public Opinion, and Judicial Behavior

Brief Overview

This article explores data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pew Research Center, and others, to isolate factors that affect union density across the fifty states, in order to lay the groundwork for a Labor Hostility Index (LHI).

Authors

• Minervah Wathke, University of Missouri

• Michael Smith, Emporia State University