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.