One opportunity of antiwork: Bringing unions (back) to the I-O table

Using a historical analysis, Zickar (2004) offered several reasons for this indifference almost 20 years ago, highlighting I-O psychologists’ reluctance to acknowledge power dynamics between management and employees, a point emphasized by Alliger and McEachern. All involved parties, that is individuals, organizations, and society, benefit from such satisfactory work environments in that individuals are healthier (Day et al., 2014), organizations receive better quality in services or products (Cooper & Bevan, 2014), and society profits from less sickness and more participation in communities. [...]in the Labor Employment Relations Association (formerly the Industrial Relations Research Association, an association that promotes the academic study of labor unions and relations), 2023–2024 board members located in academia are found in various departments and schools: Labor and Employment Relations, Sociology, Human Resources and Labor Relations, Law, and Business.