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The Transformation of U.S. Unions : Voices, Visions, and Strategies from the Grassroots / ed. by Michael S. Cummings, Ray M. Tillman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Transformations in Politics and SocietyPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©1999Description: 1 online resource (285 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685854072
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A New Labor Movement in the Shell of the Old? -- 2. A Rising Tide of Union Democracy -- 3. The New AFL-CIO: No Salvation from on High for the Working Stiff -- 4. Labor: Turning the Corner Will Take More than Mobilization -- 5. Learning from the Past to Build the Future -- 6. The Dynamics of Change -- 7. Unsung Heroes of Union Democracy: Rank-and-File Organizers -- 8. Reform Movement in the Teamsters and United Auto Workers -- 9. Hell on Wheels: Organizing Among New York City’s Subway and Bus Workers -- 10. The Local Union: A Rediscovered Frontier -- 11. Restructuring Labor’s Identity: The Justice for Janitors Campaign in Washington, D.C. -- 12. Lessons from the UMWA -- 13. Cross-Border Alliances in the Era of Globalization -- 14. A Strategic Organizing Alliance Across Borders -- Conclusion: Union Democracy and Social Unionism -- Selected Readings -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Union dissidents and noted scholars examine what is wrong with U.S. unions, and what could make it right.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A New Labor Movement in the Shell of the Old? -- 2. A Rising Tide of Union Democracy -- 3. The New AFL-CIO: No Salvation from on High for the Working Stiff -- 4. Labor: Turning the Corner Will Take More than Mobilization -- 5. Learning from the Past to Build the Future -- 6. The Dynamics of Change -- 7. Unsung Heroes of Union Democracy: Rank-and-File Organizers -- 8. Reform Movement in the Teamsters and United Auto Workers -- 9. Hell on Wheels: Organizing Among New York City’s Subway and Bus Workers -- 10. The Local Union: A Rediscovered Frontier -- 11. Restructuring Labor’s Identity: The Justice for Janitors Campaign in Washington, D.C. -- 12. Lessons from the UMWA -- 13. Cross-Border Alliances in the Era of Globalization -- 14. A Strategic Organizing Alliance Across Borders -- Conclusion: Union Democracy and Social Unionism -- Selected Readings -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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Union dissidents and noted scholars examine what is wrong with U.S. unions, and what could make it right.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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