Worker centers : organizing communities at the edge of the dream / Janice Fine.

Author/creator Fine, Janice
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Origins and characteristics of worker centers -- Putting worker centers in context -- Organizing at the intersection of ethnicity, race, and class -- Delivering services on the frontlines -- Economic action organizing -- Relationships with unions -- Public policy enforcement and reform -- Immigrant rights and social justice -- The internal life of worker centers -- Networking, structures, and practices -- A holistic assessment of the worker center phenomenon.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [297]-301) and index.
LCCN 2005025043
ISBN0801444233 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801444234 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801472571 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801472572 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801444234
ISBN9780801472572

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD8081.A5 F56 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold