The U.S. has transformed due to a pandemic and divisive politics, and employees have left jobs in droves, for a variety of reasons. What will the future hold for employees and employers, and what impacts will “The Great Resignation” have for future workers?
Robert Bruno is a Professor of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he is the Director of the Labor Education Program, and he directs the Project for Middle Class Renewal for LER. His research focuses on organized labor, workers’ rights, and political and economic trends related to these issues, as he probes the balance of power between large corporations and working-class Americans, the role of the workplace in civil society, the political power of labor organizations, and ways that unions promote workers’ interests.
