Reorganizing the Rust Belt : an inside study of the American labor movement / Steven Henry Lopez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lopez, Steven Henry, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service industries workers--Labor unions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Service industries workers.

Labor movement--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Labor movement.

Service Employees International Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This gripping insider's look at the contemporary American trade union movement shows that reports of organized labor's death are premature. In this eloquent and erudite narrative, Steven Henry Lopez demonstrates how, despite a hostile legal environment and the punitive anti-unionism of U.

Contents:

Preface. Postindustrial Pittsburgh: Low-Wage Work and the Challenge for American Labor; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Introduction: From Business Unionism to Social Movement Unionism; Introduction to Part I; 2. "See You Next Year": The Failure of Traditional Organizing Tactics; 3. "It's a Union": Why Face-to-Face Organizing and Collective Action Tactics Succeed; Ep i l o g u e t o Part I; Introduction to Part I I; 4. "Save Our Kanes": Bypassing Organizational Structures; 5. "We Want a Contract": Confronting Business Union Organization; Ep i l o g u e t o Part I I; Introduction to Part I I I

6. "We Will Not Be Silenced": Escalating Mobilization7. "Whatever It Takes, as Long as It Takes": Exploiting Antiunionism; Ep i l o g u e t o Part I I I; Conclusion: Social Movement Unionism and Social Movement Theory; APPENDIX; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-520-92938-1

1-59734-860-0

OCLC:

475931938