Power in Coalition Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change / Amanda Tattersall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tattersall, Amanda, 1977-

Series:

Cornell paperbacks.

Cornell paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.

Social change.

Social change--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.

Social change--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Case studies.

Community organization--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.

Community organization.

Community organization--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.

Community organization--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Case studies.

Labor unions--Political activity--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.

Labor unions.

Labor unions--Political activity--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.

Labor unions--Political activity--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Case studies.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2010. Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press,

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The labour movement sees coalitions as a key tool for union revitalization & social change, but there is little analysis of what makes them successful or the factors that make them fail. This is a comparative study of coalitions between unions & community organizations.

Contents:

The elements of coalition unionism

The public education coalition in New South Wales

Living wages and the grassroots collaborative in Chicago

The Ontario Health Coalition

Power in coalition

Conclusion : the possibilities of successful coalitions.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780801458118

0801458110

9781322504704

1322504709

9780801459351

0801459354

OCLC:

826855546