Organizing at the margins : the symbolic politics of labor in South Korea and the United States / Jennifer Jihye Chun.

Author/creator Chun, Jennifer Jihye, 1973-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : ILR Press, 2009.
Descriptionxx, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The symbolic leverage of labor -- Employer and state offensives against unionized workers -- Reconstructing the marginalized workforce -- Social movement legacies and organizing the marginalized -- What is an "employer"? Organizing subcontracted university janitors -- What is a "worker"? Organizing independently contracted home care workers and golf caddies -- Dilemmas of organizing workers at the margins.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010277792
ISBN9780801447112 (alk. paper)
ISBN0801447119 (alk. paper)