Tattersall, Amanda, 1977-

Power in coalition strategies for strong unions and social change / [electronic resource] : Amanda Tattersall. - Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2010. - xii, 209 p. : ill. - Cornell paperbacks .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The elements of coalition unionism -- The public education coalition in New South Wales -- Living wages and the grassroots collaborative in Chicago -- The Ontario Health Coalition -- Power in coalition -- Conclusion : the possibilities of successful coalitions.

The labour movement sees coalitions as a key tool for union revitalization & social change, but there is little analysis of what makes them successful or the factors that make them fail. This is a comparative study of coalitions between unions & community organizations.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Labor unions--Political activity--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Case studies.
Labor unions--Political activity--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
Labor unions--Political activity--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.
Community organization--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Case studies.
Community organization--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
Community organization--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.
Social change--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Case studies.
Social change--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
Social change--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.


Electronic books.

HD6895.S9 / T38 2010

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