| Edition |
Paperback edition. |
| Description |
vi, 329 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"This paperback edition first published by Verso 2014. First published by Verso 2012."--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
In 1995, in the first contested election in the history of the AFL-CIO, John Sweeney won the presidency of the nation's largest labor federation, promising renewal and resurgence. Today, less than 7 percent of American private-sector workers belong to a union, the lowest percentage since the beginning of the twentieth century. Raising Expectations assesses the American union movement and notes the low membership of unionized private-sector workers while sharing stories of the author's victories, revealing conflicts in organized labor and recommending how labor can be revived. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Florida, November 2000 -- Introduction: Organizing is about raising expectations. -- 1. Whole-worker organizing in Connecticut -- 2. The Yo-yo : into and out of the national SEIU -- 3. Bumpy landing in Las Vegas -- 4. Round one : reorganizing Desert Springs and Valley hospitals, and why labor should care more about primaries than about general elections -- 5. Laying the foundation : at Catholic Healthcare West, an enlightened CEO ; [Laying the foundation] : at SEIU, an unenlightened president -- 6. Government workers get militant : big, representative bargaining versus bad laws and bullies -- 7. Launching the 2006 Las Vegas labor offensive -- 8. The gloves come off : union busters, the NLRB, and a purple RV -- 9. The gold standard : what a good contract looks like, and how it relates to patient care -- 10. The CEO, the union buster, and the gunrunner -- 11. Full court press -- 12. Strike! Victory at Universal Health Services, victory in the public sector -- 13. Things fall apart : how national and local labor leaders undermined the workers of Nevada. -- Afterword: San Francisco, February 2014. -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Industry.
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Labor movement. (OCoLC)fst00990079
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Arbeiterbewegung (DE-588)4002581-0
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Gewerkschaft (DE-588)4020872-2
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Arbeitsbedingungen (DE-588)4002641-3
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USA (DE-588)4078704-7
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Industry.
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Ostertag, Bob, 1957- author.
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| ISBN |
9781781683156 (pbk.) |
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1781683158 (pbk.) |
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