1. The U.S. Living Wage Movement: Building Coalitions from the Local Level in a Global Economy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii
6. INTRODUCTION. An Urban Resurgence of Social Unionism 1
7. Part I. URBAN ISSUES AND CAMPAIGNS
8. 1. The U.S. Living Wage Movement: Building Coalitions from the Local Level in a Global Economy 21
9. 2. Unions and the Strategic Context of Local Governance: A Comparative Overview 35
10. 3. Organizing for Equitable Economic Development: The Significance of Community Empowerment Organizations for Unions 53
11. 4. Building Coalitions for Regional Power: Labor’s Emerging Urban Strategy 73
12. Part II. UNION TOWNS
13. 5. The Politics of Labor in Boston: Geographies of Union Renewal 97
14. 6. Two Paths to the High Road: The Dynamics of Coalition Building in Seattle and Buffalo 111
15. 7. Political Insiders and Social Activists: Coalition Building in New York and Los Angeles 129
16. Part III. FRONTIER CITIES
17. 8. Strategies for Labor Revitalization: The Case of Miami 147
18. 9. Immigrants and Labor in a Globalizing City: Prospects for Coalition Building in Nashville 163
19. 10. Building an Inclusive City: Labor-Community Coalitions and the Struggle for Urban Power in San Jose 178
20. Part IV. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
21. 11. Special Interests and Public Goods: Organized Labor’s Coalition Politics in Hamburg and Seattle 193
22. 12. Organizing Labor in London: Lessons from the Campaign for a Living Wage 211
23. 13. Restructuring without Unions: The Polycentric Region of Greater Frankfurt 224
24. Conclusion. Seeking Solidarity ... Why, and with Whom? 235
25. References 253
26. Contributors 265
27. Index 267