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Direct linkLyons, Heather Z. – Career Development Quarterly, 2011
The already limited vocational prospects of low-income African Americans in New Orleans were further devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill added to the devastation, highlighting the continued vulnerability of New Orleanians seeking employment. As a result, opportunities persist for vocational practitioners…
Descriptors: African Americans, Low Income Groups, Barriers, Employment Opportunities
Rosenfeld, Jake – Social Forces, 2006
Using previously unreleased data on nearly every authorized work stoppage that occurred between 1984 and 2002, this paper tests whether the positive wage-strike relationship held following the breakdown of the post-war labor-capital accord. Unlike in decades past, these findings indicate a complete decoupling of the wage-strike relationship. Even…
Descriptors: Strikes, Wages, Unions, Salary Wage Differentials
