Organizing to Win: New Research on Union Strategies

At at time when the American labour movement is mobilizing for a major resurgence through new organizing, this text explores research on union organizing strategies. Previous studies have focused on factors contributing to union decline, often devoting little attention to the organizing process itself. The 20 chapters in this volume are intended to increase understanding of the range and effectiveness of new organizing strategies and their potential contribution to the revitalization of the labour movement. The introduction defines athe context of the current organizing climate. Major sections then cover strategic initiatives in union organizing, overcoming barriers to worker support for unions, community-based organizing, building membership and public support for organizing, and organizing initiatives by industry or by sector. Individual chapters focus on topics such as organizing outside the NLRB process, the role of the clergy, local labour councils and rank-and-file volunteer organizers. The contributing authors are: Adrienne Birecree; Kate Bronfenbrenner; Larry Cohen; Brian Condit; Daniel Cornfield; Tom Davis; Dean Eatman; Christopher Erickson; Jack Fiorito; Bill Fletcher; Fernando Gapasin; Jeffrey Grabelsky; Richard W. Hurd; Tom Juravich; Fred Kotler; Janet Lewis; Holly McCammon; John McClendon; Darren McDaniel; Theresa Merrill; Ruth Milkman; Bill Mirand; Daniel J.B. Mitchell; Gregor Murray; Ruth Needleman; Immanuel Ness; Bruce Nissen; Ronald Peters; Jim Rundle; Katherine Sciacchitano; Lowell Turner; Abel Valenzuela; Roger Waldinger; Roger Weikle; Hoyt Wheeler; Howard Wial; Kent Wong; Anglea Young; and Maurice Zeitlin.