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Book Description
At a time when the American labor movement is mobilizing for a major resurgence through new organizing, here, at last, is a book about research on union organizing strategies. Previous studies have focused on factors contributing to union decline, devoting little attention to the organizing process itself. The twenty chapters in this volume dramatically increase understanding of the range and effectiveness of new organizing strategies and their potential contribution to the revitalization of the labor movement.

The introduction defines the context of the current organizing climate. Major sections of the book cover strategic initiatives in union organizing, overcoming barriers to worker support for unions, community-based organizing, building membership and public support for organizing, and organizing initiatives by industry or by sector. Individual chapters focus on topics such as organizing outside the NLRB process, the role of clergy, local labor councils, and rank-and-file volunteer organizers.

Contributors: Adrienne Birecree. Kate Bronfenbrenner. Larry Cohen. Brian Condit. Daniel Cornfield. Tom Davis. Dean Eatman. Christopher Erickson. Jack Fiorito. Bill Fletcher. Fernando Gapasin. Jeffrey Grabelsky. Richard W. Hurd. Tom Juravich. Fred Kotler. Janet Lewis. Holly McCammon. John McClendon. Darren McDaniel. Theresa Merrill. Ruth Milkman. Bill Mirand. Daniel J. B. Mitchell. Gregor Murray. Ruth Needleman. Immanuel Ness. Bruce Nissen. Ronald Peters. Jim Rundle. Katherine Sciacchitano. Lowell Turner. Abel Valenzuela. Roger Waldinger. Roger Weikle. Hoyt Wheeler. Howard Wial. Kent Wong. Angela Young. Maurice Zeitlin.

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The American labor movement is at a watershed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
janitorial unionism, union win rates, external pressure tactics, certification election campaigns, bargaining unit demographics, intense employer opposition, industrial union model, union organizing success, uncommitted middle, union organizing strategies, signatory contractors, organizing climate, general organizational characteristics, external organizing, transformative orientation, employer tactics, antiunion tactics, building services industry, servicing model, nonunion contractors, stewards council, average unit size, antiunion campaigns, organizing model, solidarity days Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, African American, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Century City, Catholic Church, Fashion District, Labor Project, National Labor Relations Act, Central America, Gus Bevona, Humboldt Park, Joseph Medical Center, New Mexico, World War, Young Shin, Larry Regan, National Labor Relations Board, South Africa, Southern California, United Steelworkers of America, Alameda County, Cornell University, Mean Rate New!
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