Take Back the Power : The Fall and Rise and Fall of NYC’s Transport Workers Union Local 100, 1975-2009 / Marc Kagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kagan, Marc, author.

Series:

Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work ; 7.

Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Fall and Rise and Fall of NYC’s Transport Workers Union Local 100, 1975-2009

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fifty-year long neoliberal era has been marked by working-class reverses and moribund unions. Grounded in the author’s own experiences as a transit worker participating in a decades-long effort to fight management and austerity economics, Take Back the Power presents a new perspective on what activists can do to revitalize the labor movement. Marc Kagan uses his union’s story to illuminate key dilemmas their efforts face – among them: fight the boss or fight the union to fight the boss; the tension between leadership and participatory democracy; and the costs and benefits of risk aversion. Take Back the Power encourages us to think introspectively about the choices we make as we attempt to build a better world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-74865-2

9789004748651

OCLC:

1564843432

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004748651 DOI