TL:DR I'm looking for former union leaders to interview for an Academic Study to better understand why in the US union leaders are jumping ship.
Hey guys long time lurker here. I've worked in Labor and Employee Relations for almost a decade now. This subreddit has been a Hotspot for the past year now for potential labor mobilization. How effective it's been is yet to truly be seen with its high highs and low lows. I love seeing the amount of engagement this sub brings to Industrial Relations especially in the US and Western Society.
My reason for finally reaching out is this; in January I was asked to help research why Union Leaders in the US have been leaving/ineffective in modern times. The method of study is through interviews with former union leadership and this research began pre-Great Resignation/COVID. Now we're seeing a shift in union mobilization efforts for larger more public companies such as Google/Starbucks/Amazon. We're also seeing classically recognized union leader groups like the Teamsters stumble in influence. While public unions like Police unions are under severe scrutiny.
I'm ranting. Basically this is a historical tipping point for the future of Collective Bargaining Units in the US and the research I'm assisting in could use the perspective of former union leaders, regardless of industry, to share their perspectives as to why they left the union. This research could help us identify ineffective mobilization strategies/current union culture aspects that are unattractive to the current generation of workers. If any of you are or know of former union leaders who may want to participate in this academic study comment or message me here. We can keep them confidential and this is an academic study. Not private.