" Timely and smart, this book should be read by everyone interested in a possible revival of
the American labor movement. The working week has gotten longer, more workers hold …

This article examines the scholarly literature giving advice to US unions on the strategic
direction they should pursue. It divides much of the literature into two main schools of …

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Breaking new ground in its innovative blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, the
book essentially argues that another sort of growth is indeed possible. While offering specific …

A comparative perspective on labor unions reveals that the best of all worlds for the workers
is coordinated bargaining at thenational level and significant rank-and-file engagement at …

One of the most significant challenges currently facing urban communities of color is
increasing economic inequality. Unlike past economic devastation wrought primarily by de …

Community-labor coalitions unite grassroots community organizations and hierarchical labor
unions with the promise of increasing the effectiveness of each. Little is known, however …

In 1996, President Bill Clinton hailed the" end of welfare as we know it" when he signed the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act. The law effectively transformed the …

This article examines the factors shaping the formation and longevity of labor–community
coalitions through comparative case studies of campaigns for workfare justice in Los …

Why are cities acting against inequality? We attribute the growth of municipal economic
policy to multi-city urban policy entrepreneurship networks. These networks combine …