2. Losing It: The Limits of Economic Interests and Political Power

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. A Note on Names xvii
6. List of Abbreviations xix
7. Introduction: Work’s Meaning and Labor’s Power 1
8. 1. The Labor of Love: Vocational Commitments in the Hospital 23
9. 2. Losing It: The Limits of Economic Interests and Political Power 49
10. 3. A Struggle over New Things: Contesting Catholic Teaching 78
11. 4. Winning the Heart Way: Organizing and Cultural Struggle 103
12. 5. Trouble in the House of Labor: Alternative Visions of New Unionism 126
13. Conclusion: What Should Unions Do? 145
14. Notes 153
15. Bibliography 167
16. Index 175