Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice

Abstract

Preface: Revelations in South Africa Introduction: Change to Win and the Split in the AFL-CIO PART I. CHALLENGES FACING THE U.S. LABOR MOVEMENT 1. Dukin' It Out: Building the Labor Movement 2. The New Deal 3. The Cold War on Labor 4. The Civil Rights Movements, the Left, and Labor PART II. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED 5. Whose Welfare Matters, Anyway? 6. What's Left for Us? 7. Organizing to Organize the Unorganized PART III. SWEENEY'S GRAND GESTURE 8. The New Voice Coalition Takes Office 9. Developing Strategy in Times of Change 10. Globalization: The Biggest Strategic Challenge 11. Could'a, Would'a, Should'a: Central Labor Councils and Missed Opportunities 12. International Affairs, Globalization, and 9/11 PART IV. WHEN SILENCE ISN'T GOLDEN 13. Restlessness in the Ranks 14. Change to Win: A Return to Gompers? 15. Anger, Compromise, and the Paralysis of the Sweeney Coalition 16. Left Behind PART V. THE WAY FORWARD: SOCIAL JUSTICE UNIONISM 17. The Need for Social Justice Unionism 18. The Need for a Global Outlook 19. Realizing Social Justice Unionism: Strategies for Transformation Appendix A. A Process for Addressing the Future of U.S. Organized Labor Appendix B. Using Race, Class, and Gender Analysis to Transform Local Unions: A Case Study Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index About the Authors

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