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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Alexander, Robin,; Benson, Herman,; Brecher, Jeremy,; Costello, Tim,; Cummings, Michael S.,; Downs, Peter,; Downs, Steve,; Eisenscher, Michael,; Gilmore, Peter,; Lynd, Staughton,; Moody, Kim,; Nash, Bradley,; Nissen, Bruce,; Rachleff, Peter,; Schermerhorn, Tim,; Slaughter, Jane,; Tillman, Ray M.,; Williams, Jane,; Zajicek, Anna M.,
• HerausgeberIn: Cummings, Michael S.,; Tillman, Ray M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Transformations in Politics and Society
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (285 p.)

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

Table of 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