Labor in the New Urban Battlegrounds : : Local Solidarity in a Global Economy / / ed. by Daniel B. Cornfield, Lowell Turner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Applegate, Ron,; Byrd, Barbara,; Canak, William,; Cornfield, Daniel B.,; Day, Benjamin,; Evans, Peter B.,; Evans, Peter,; Fleron, Lou Jean,; Greer, Ian,; Hauptmeier, Marco,; Holgate, Jane,; Jacobi, Otto,; Kwon, Heiwon,; Luce, Stephanie,; Nissen, Bruce,; Reynolds, David,; Rhee, Nari,; Russo, Monica,; Sadler, Julie Anna,; Sellers, Jefferey M.,; Turner, Lowell,; Wills, Jane,
• HerausgeberIn: Cornfield, Daniel B.,; Turner, Lowell,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 11 tables, 3 charts/graphs

Labor in the New Urban Battlegrounds examines a diverse array of innovative strategies for revitalizing the labor movement by forming alliances outside the workplace with a variety of community groups, social movements, and faith-based organizations, particularly those that address civil rights, immigrant rights, and consumer concerns. This book presents case studies of issues—such as living wages, community development corporations, and local politics—around which urban coalitions are built in "union towns" (New York City, Boston, Buffalo, and Seattle), "frontier cities" (Los Angeles, Miami, San Jose, and Nashville), and European cities (London, Frankfurt, and Hamburg).Introducing the role of urban social context in the field of labor revitalization, the editors have chosen cases with different outcomes—cities in which strong coalitions have enabled new union influence are contrasted with those in which such coalition building has been thwarted. As they survey the successes and failures of the new urban labor movement, the editors and contributors conclude that actor choice, strategic innovation, coalition building, and the urban context of labor organizing are key elements in the revitalization of the labor movement and the renewal of democracy. This book will allow the labor leaders of the future to learn from the recent experiences of their peers throughout the United States and Europe.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION. An Urban Resurgence of Social Unionism -- Part I. URBAN ISSUES AND CAMPAIGNS -- 1. The U.S. Living Wage Movement: Building Coalitions from the Local Level in a Global Economy -- 2. Unions and the Strategic Context of Local Governance: A Comparative Overview -- 3. Organizing for Equitable Economic Development: The Significance of Community Empowerment Organizations for Unions -- 4. Building Coalitions for Regional Power: Labor’s Emerging Urban Strategy -- Part II. UNION TOWNS -- 5. The Politics of Labor in Boston: Geographies of Union Renewal -- 6. Two Paths to the High Road: The Dynamics of Coalition Building in Seattle and Buffalo -- 7. Political Insiders and Social Activists: Coalition Building in New York and Los Angeles -- Part III. FRONTIER CITIES -- 8. Strategies for Labor Revitalization: The Case of Miami -- 9. Immigrants and Labor in a Globalizing City: Prospects for Coalition Building in Nashville -- 10. Building an Inclusive City: Labor-Community Coalitions and the Struggle for Urban Power in San Jose -- Part IV. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- 11. Special Interests and Public Goods: Organized Labor’s Coalition Politics in Hamburg and Seattle -- 12. Organizing Labor in London: Lessons from the Campaign for a Living Wage -- 13. Restructuring without Unions: The Polycentric Region of Greater Frankfurt -- Conclusion. Seeking Solidarity ... Why, and with Whom? -- References -- Contributors -- Index