| Description |
xii, 370 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Papers based on a conference organized by the AFL-CIO and Cornell University. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-353) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Building a framework for sustainable organizing. It takes more than house calls : organizing to win with a comprehensive union-building strategy / Kate Bronfenbrenner and Tom Juravich -- Beyond the organizing model : the transformation process in local unions / Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Richard W. Hurd -- The role of central labor councils in union organizing in the 1990s / Fernando Gapasin and Howard Wial -- pt. 2. Community-based organizing outside the NLRB. Building relationships for the long haul : unions and community-based groups working together to organize low-wage workers / Ruth Needleman -- Organizing immigrant communities : UNITE's workers center strategy / Immanuel Ness -- Helots no more : a case study of the justice for janitors campaign in Los Angeles / Roger Waldinger ... [et al.] -- pt. 3. Involving members and allies in organizing. Rank-and-file participation in organizing at home and abroad / Lowell Turner -- Utilizing the membership to organize the unorganized / Bruce Nissen -- Finding the community in the union and the union in the community : the first-contract campaign at Steeltech / Katherine Sciacchitano -- Clergy and religious persons' roles in organizing at O'Hare Airport and St. Joseph Medical Center / Ronald Peters and Theresa Merrill -- |
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Pt. 4. Determinants of individual support for unions. Fear, conflict, and union organizing / Larry Cohen and Richard E. Hurd -- A comparative case study of union organizing success and failure : implications for practical strategy / Roger D. Weikle, Hoyt N. Wheeler, and John A. McClendon -- Winning hearts and minds in the era of employee-involvement programs / James Rundle -- Union voting intentions : human resource policies, organizational characteristics, and attitudes / Jack Fiorito and Angela Young -- In the community or in the union? : the impact of community involvement on nonunion worker attitudes about unionizing / Dan Cornfeld ... [et al.] -- pt. 5. Organizing strategies for changing industry environments. Preparing for the worst : organizing and staying organized in the public sector / Tom Juravich and Kate Bronfenbrenner -- The impact of the changing structure of the coal industry on UMWA organizing / Adrienne M. Birecree -- Creating an organizing culture in today's building and construction trades : a case study of IBEW Local 46 / Janet Lewis and Bill Mirand -- Construction organizing : a case study of success / Brian Condit ... [et al.] -- Steeling for change : organization and organizing in two USWA districts in Canada / Gregor Murray. |
| Subject |
Labor unions -- Organizing -- United States -- Congresses.
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Labor unions -- Organizing. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Subject |
Trade-unions -- Organizing -- United States -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Bronfenbrenner, Kate, 1954-
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| ISBN |
0801484464 paperback alkaline paper |
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