Anthropologists for Unions??
Paul Durrenberger, professor of anthropology at Penn State, was a primary contributor to the first American Anthropological Association Policy Brief on the right of employees to organize unions.
Durrenberger, a cultural anthropologist who has lived and worked in communities from Thailand to Iceland, has focused his recent work on the United States and the role of unions in the American workforce. His policy focuses on the Employee Free Choice Act.
The brief is part of a series of informational resources intended for the public policy community that approaches problems from an anthropological perspective.