A new new deal : how regional activism will reshape the American labor movement / Amy B. Dean and David B. Reynolds ; foreword by Harold Meyerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dean, Amy B., 1962-

Contributor:

Reynolds, David B., 1963-

Series:

Century Foundation Book

A Century Foundation Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor movement--United States.

Labor movement.

Regionalism--United States.

Regionalism.

Working class--United States.

Working class.

Community development--United States.

Community development.

Coalitions--United States.

Coalitions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : ILR Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In A New New Deal, the labor movement leaders Amy B. Dean and David B. Reynolds offer a bold new plan to revitalize American labor activism and build a sense of common purpose between labor and community organizations. Dean and Reynolds demonstrate how alliances organized at the regional level are the most effective tool to build a voice for working people in the workplace, community, and halls of government. The authors draw on their own successes to offer in-depth, contemporary case studies of effective labor-community coalitions. They also outline a concrete strategy for building power at the regional level. This pioneering model presents the regional building blocks for national change. A diverse audience-both within the labor movement and among its allies-will welcome this clear, detailed, and inspiring presentation of regional power-building tactics, which include deep coalition-building, leadership development, policy research, and aggressive political action. A New New Deal explores successful coalitions forged in Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, San Jose, New Haven, and Atlanta toward goals such as universal health insurance for children and sensible redevelopment efforts that benefit workers as well as businesses. The authors view partnerships between labor and grassroots organizations as a mutually beneficial strategy based on shared goals, resulting in a broadened membership base and increased organizational capacity. They make the innovative argument that the labor movement can steward both industry and community and make manifest the ways in which workplace battles are not the parochial concerns of isolated workers, but a fundamental struggle for America's future. Drawing on historical parallels, the authors illustrate how long-term collaborations between labor and community organizations are sowing the seeds of a new New Deal.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword by Harold Meyerson

A Note from The Century Foundation by Richard C. Leone

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Birth of Regional Power Building

1. Thinking Regionally

2. The Regional Power-Building Model Emerges in California

The Three Legs of Regional Power Building

3. Developing a Regional Policy Agenda

4. Deep Coalitions

5. From Access to Governance: Building Aggressive Political Action

The Spread of Regional Power Building

6. Understanding the Spread of Regional Power Building across the Country

7. Toward a National Strategy for Spreading Regional Power Building

Notes

Index

Notes:

"A Century Foundation book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780801476655

0801476658

9780801457258

0801457254

9780801458491

0801458498

OCLC:

922998114