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15 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 105 (1988)
The Relationship between Social Work and Labor Unions: A History of Strife and Cooperation

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw15 and id is 105 raw text is: The Relationship Between Social Work and Labor Unions: A History of Strife and Cooperation SHULAMITH LALA ASHENBERG STRAUSSNER New York University NORMA KOLKO PHILLIPS Lehman College, City University of New York The historical relationship between social work and organized labor has been an ambivalent one, with fluctuations paralleling historical changes in social and political values. This paper examines the chang- ing nature of the relationship, with emphasis on the period from the 1870s to the 1940s. While today's relationship is a mutually beneficial one, the fragile nature of the link between organized labor and the social work community cannot be ignored, particularly in light of the increasing involvement between social work and private industry. Since the 1970s, there has been a resurgence of interest in the field of occupational social work and both industrial and union settings have emerged as important facilities for the train- ing and employment of social workers (Akabas, Kurzman, and Kolben, 1979; Kurzman, 1987; Ozawa and Alpert, 1981). While a review of the literature reveals that much has been written regarding the historical relationship between social work and industry (Brandes, 1976; Carter, 1977; Popple, 1981), there is a paucity of literature dealing with the relationship between social workers and the labor movement. This paper provides a historical analysis of the ambivalent and fluctuating relationship between social work and organized labor, with emphasis on the period from the 1870s to the 1940s. It was during these years that frequent shifts between cooper- ation and strife were most dramatic, paralleling changes in so- cial and political values of that period. It was not until the Great Depression that social work and organized labor entered into a

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