Edition |
Paperback edition |
Descript |
329 s. ; 2.5 cm |
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Previous edition: 2012 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Prologue: Florida, November 2000 -- Introduction: organizing is about raising expectations -- Whole-worker organizing in Connecticut -- The Yo-yo : into and out of the national SEIU -- Bumpy landing in Las Vegas -- Round one : reorganizing Desert Springs and Valley hospitals, and why labor should care more about primaries than about general elections -- Laying the foundation : at Catholic Healthcare West, an enlightened CEO; at SEIU, an unenlightened president -- Government workers get militant : big, representative bargaining versus bad laws and bullies -- Launching the 2006 Las Vegas labor offensive -- The gloves come off : union busters, the NLRB, and a purple RV -- The gold standard : what a good contract looks like, and how it relates to patient care -- The CEO, the union buster, and the gunrunner -- Full court press -- Strike! Victory at Universal Health Services, victory in the public sector -- Things fall apart : how national and local labor leaders undermined the workers of Nevada -- Afterword: San Francisco, February 2014 |
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Assesses the American union movement and notes the low membership of unionized private-sector workers while sharing stories of the author's victories, revealing conflicts in organized labor and recommending how labor can be revived |
Subject |
2000-2099
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Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Labor movement.
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United States
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USA
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History.
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Arbetarrörelsen
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Förenta staterna
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Classmark |
331.880973
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Alt Auth |
Ostertag, Bob, 1957- author
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ISBN/ISSN |
9781781683156 |
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