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New Labor in New York: Precarious Workers and the Future of the Labor Movement
Ruth Milkman (Ed.)
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Description for New Labor in New York: Precarious Workers and the Future of the Labor Movement
Paperback. Editor(s): Milkman, Ruth; Ott, Ed. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16, 11 tables, 5 charts. BIC Classification: KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
New York City boasts a higher rate of unionization than any other major U.S. city—roughly double the national average—but the city’s unions have suffered steady and relentless decline, especially in the private sector. With higher levels of income inequality than any other large city in the nation, New York today is home to a large and growing precariat—workers with little or no employment security who are often excluded from the basic legal protections that unions struggled for and won in the twentieth century.
Community-based organizations and worker centers have developed the most promising approach to organizing the new precariat ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780801479373
SKU
V9780801479373
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About Ruth Milkman (Ed.)
Ruth Milkman is Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and Academic Director of CUNY’s Murphy Labor Institute. She is the author of several books, including the prizewinning Gender at Work and L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement. She also is coauthor of Unfinished Business: Paid Family Leave in California and the Future ... Read more
Reviews for New Labor in New York: Precarious Workers and the Future of the Labor Movement
The volume is written for a broader audience, and so it does not belong only on the bookshelves of academics; it should be given to any labor, community, or immigrant rights activist. Not only describing success stories but also laying out many of the successful failures (p. 84) as well as challenges the organizations face, enhances our understanding of how ... Read more