Joseph Anthony McCartin (born May 12, 1959) is an American historian and professor of history at Georgetown University.
McCartin is a historical institutionalist whose research focuses on the history of labor unions in the United States during the 20th century.
McCartin is a strong advocate of industrial democracy, an economic arrangement in which workers share in the management of the workplace.
[1] According to the review by Braham Dabscheck in a leading British scholarly journal, his Collision Course;[2] provides a compelling and thorough account of the background to this dispute, its machinations and broader implications.
It is a tour-de-force, an exemplary work of scholarship....he interviewed more than 100 people involved in the dispute....[He] hunted down official sources and documents as well as the records and memorabilia of PATCO and its members and supporters in various facilities across the nation.