Working for justice : the L.A. model of organizing and advocacy /
Working for justice : the L.A. model of organizing and advocacy /
edited by Ruth Milkman, Joshua Bloom, and Victor Narro.
- Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2010.
- 1 online resource (xi, 296 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance: spatializing justice in an ethnic "enclave" / Organizing workers along ethnic lines: the Philipino Workers' Center / Alliance-building and organizing for immigrant rights: the case of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles / Building power for "noncitizen citizenship": a case study of the Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network / The Los Angeles Taxi Workers Alliance / From legal advocacy to organizing: progressive lawyering and the Los Angeles Car Wash Campaign / NDLON and the history of day labor organizing in Los Angeles / The Garment Worker Center and the "Forever 21" campaign / Ally to win: Black community leaders and SEIU's L.A. security unionization campaign / From the shop to the streets: UNITE HERE organizing in Los Angeles hotels / The janitorial industry and the Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund / Jong Bum Kwon -- Nazgol Ghandnoosh -- Caitlin C. Patler -- Chinyere Osuji -- Jacqueline Leavitt and Gary Blasi -- Susan Garea and Sasha Alexandra Stern -- Maria Dziembowska -- Nicole A. Archer and others -- Joshua Bloom -- Forrest Stuart -- Karina Muñiz. pt. 1. Worker centers, ethnic communities, and immigrant rights advocacy: pt. 2. Occupational and industry-focused campaigns: pt. 3. Unions and low-wage worker organizing:
The organised labour movement in Los Angeles has weathered the effects of deindustrialization and deregulation better than unions in other parts of the U.S., and this has helped to anchor the city's wider low-wage worker movement.
In English.
9780801459054 (electronic bk.) 0801459052 (electronic bk.)
10.7591/9780801459054 doi
22573/ctt4r5hf JSTOR
Labor movement--California--Los Angeles.
Labor unions--Organizing--California--Los Angeles.
Working poor--California--Los Angeles.
Foreign workers--Labor unions--Organizing--California--Los Angeles.
Community centers--California--Los Angeles.
Community organization--California--Los Angeles.
Mouvement ouvrier--Californie--Los Angeles.
Syndicalisation--Californie--Los Angeles.
Travailleurs pauvres--Californie--Los Angeles.
Centres communautaires--Californie--Los Angeles.
Organisation communautaire--Californie--Los Angeles.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
Industry.
Community centers.
Community organization.
Foreign workers--Labor unions--Organizing.
Labor movement.
Labor unions--Organizing.
Working poor.
California--Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HD6519.L75 / W67 2010eb
331.8809794/94
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance: spatializing justice in an ethnic "enclave" / Organizing workers along ethnic lines: the Philipino Workers' Center / Alliance-building and organizing for immigrant rights: the case of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles / Building power for "noncitizen citizenship": a case study of the Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network / The Los Angeles Taxi Workers Alliance / From legal advocacy to organizing: progressive lawyering and the Los Angeles Car Wash Campaign / NDLON and the history of day labor organizing in Los Angeles / The Garment Worker Center and the "Forever 21" campaign / Ally to win: Black community leaders and SEIU's L.A. security unionization campaign / From the shop to the streets: UNITE HERE organizing in Los Angeles hotels / The janitorial industry and the Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund / Jong Bum Kwon -- Nazgol Ghandnoosh -- Caitlin C. Patler -- Chinyere Osuji -- Jacqueline Leavitt and Gary Blasi -- Susan Garea and Sasha Alexandra Stern -- Maria Dziembowska -- Nicole A. Archer and others -- Joshua Bloom -- Forrest Stuart -- Karina Muñiz. pt. 1. Worker centers, ethnic communities, and immigrant rights advocacy: pt. 2. Occupational and industry-focused campaigns: pt. 3. Unions and low-wage worker organizing:
The organised labour movement in Los Angeles has weathered the effects of deindustrialization and deregulation better than unions in other parts of the U.S., and this has helped to anchor the city's wider low-wage worker movement.
In English.
9780801459054 (electronic bk.) 0801459052 (electronic bk.)
10.7591/9780801459054 doi
22573/ctt4r5hf JSTOR
Labor movement--California--Los Angeles.
Labor unions--Organizing--California--Los Angeles.
Working poor--California--Los Angeles.
Foreign workers--Labor unions--Organizing--California--Los Angeles.
Community centers--California--Los Angeles.
Community organization--California--Los Angeles.
Mouvement ouvrier--Californie--Los Angeles.
Syndicalisation--Californie--Los Angeles.
Travailleurs pauvres--Californie--Los Angeles.
Centres communautaires--Californie--Los Angeles.
Organisation communautaire--Californie--Los Angeles.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
Industry.
Community centers.
Community organization.
Foreign workers--Labor unions--Organizing.
Labor movement.
Labor unions--Organizing.
Working poor.
California--Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HD6519.L75 / W67 2010eb
331.8809794/94