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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cornfield, Daniel B., editor.

Evans, Peter B.

Turner, Lowell, editor.

Series:

Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development, Urban--United States.

Community development, Urban.

Labor unions--United States.

Labor unions.

Labor movement--United States.

Labor movement.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 280 p. :) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / Evans, Peter

Acknowledgments

Acronyms and Abbreviations

INTRODUCTION. An Urban Resurgence of Social Unionism / Turner, Lowell

Part I. URBAN ISSUES AND CAMPAIGNS

1. The U.S. Living Wage Movement: Building Coalitions from the Local Level in a Global Economy / Luce, Stephanie

2. Unions and the Strategic Context of Local Governance: A Comparative Overview / Sellers, Jefferey M.

3. Organizing for Equitable Economic Development: The Significance of Community Empowerment Organizations for Unions / Applegate, Ron

4. Building Coalitions for Regional Power: Labor's Emerging Urban Strategy / Reynolds, David

Part II. UNION TOWNS

5. The Politics of Labor in Boston: Geographies of Union Renewal / Kwon, Heiwon / Day, Benjamin

6. Two Paths to the High Road: The Dynamics of Coalition Building in Seattle and Buffalo / Greer, Ian / Byrd, Barbara / Fleron, Lou Jean

7. Political Insiders and Social Activists: Coalition Building in New York and Los Angeles / Hauptmeier, Marco / Turner, Lowell

Part III. FRONTIER CITIES

8. Strategies for Labor Revitalization: The Case of Miami / Nissen, Bruce / Russo, Monica

9. Immigrants and Labor in a Globalizing City: Prospects for Coalition Building in Nashville / Cornfield, Daniel B. / Canak, William

10. Building an Inclusive City: Labor-Community Coalitions and the Struggle for Urban Power in San Jose / Rhee, Nari / Sadler, Julie Anna

Part IV. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS

11. Special Interests and Public Goods: Organized Labor's Coalition Politics in Hamburg and Seattle / Greer, Ian

12. Organizing Labor in London: Lessons from the Campaign for a Living Wage / Holgate, Jane / Wills, Jane

13. Restructuring without Unions: The Polycentric Region of Greater Frankfurt / Jacobi, Otto

Conclusion. Seeking Solidarity ... Why, and with Whom? / Cornfield, Daniel B.

References

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index.

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ISBN:

9781501726682

1501726684

OCLC:

1080550186