''Journal of Labor and Society'', formerly ''Working USA: The Journal of Labor and Society'', is a quarterly

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published by

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covering the political economy of labour,

labor movements The labour movement or labor movement consists of two main wings: the trade union movement (British English) or labor union movement (American English) on the one hand, and the political labour movement on the other. * The trade union movement ...

, and class relations throughout the world. The journal is published in print and online. It focuses on the current context and shape of

capitalist Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, priva ...

social relations, business and corporations,

labor relations Labor relations is a field of study that can have different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In an international context, it is a subfield of labor history that studies the human relations with regard to work in its broadest ...

, the working class and the

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in the Global South. The journal encourages submissions on the political economy of imperialism, global inequality and poverty, labor and the right wing, and political movements. The journal was established in 1997 and published by Wiley Periodicals through December 2020. In January 2021, ''Journal of Labor and Society'' begins publishing with Brill. The

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Immanuel Ness Immanuel Ness is a scholar of worker's organisation, migration, mobilisation and politics and Labour movement, labour activist teaching at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. His contribution is on worker's movements and party f ...

. The title reflects the journal's commitment to publishing peer-reviewed scientific research into the social, political, economic, and cultural conditions faced by workers worldwide. Its editorial office is located within the Graduate Center for Worker Education at

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of the

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. It is a member of the

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Abstracting and indexing

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* Business ASAP *

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