New labor in New York precarious workers and the future of the labor movement / edited by Ruth Milkman and Ed Ott.

Other author Milkman, Ruth, 1954-
Other author Ott, Ed.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2014.
Descriptionix, 352 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Precarious employment--New York (State). --New York.
Labor unions--Organizing. --New York (State). --New York.
Labor movement--New York (State). --New York.

Contents Introduction : toward a new labor movement : organizing New York City's precariat / Ruth Milkman -- Taking aim at Target : West Indian immigrant workers confront the difficulties of big-box organizing / Ben Becker -- Organizing immigrant supermarket workers in Brooklyn : a union-community partnership / Ben Shapiro -- Faith, community and labor : challenges and opportunities in the New York City living wage campaign / Jeff Broxmeyer and Erin Michaels -- UNITED New York : fighting for a fair economy in "the year of the protester" / Lynne Turner -- Infusing craft identity into a non-craft industry : the retail action project / Peter Ikeler -- Street vendors in and against the global city : VAMOS Unidos / Kathleen Dunn -- Protecting and representing workers in the new gig economy : the case of the Freelancers Union / Martha King -- The high-touch model : Make the Road New York's participatory approach to immigrant organizing / Jane McAlevey -- Bridging city trenches : the New York Civic Participation Project / Steve McFarland -- Creating open space to promote social justice : the MinKwon Center for Community Action / Susan McQuade -- An appetite for justice : the Restaurant Opportunities center of New York / Marnie Brady -- Not waiting for permission : the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and 21st century bargaining / Mischa Gaus -- Prepare to win : Domestic Workers United's strategic transitions following the passage of the New York Domestic Workers Bill of Rights / Harmony Goldberg -- Afterword : lessons from the new labor movement for the old / Ed Ott.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 319-340) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013032650
ISBN9780801452833 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801479373 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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