Organizing in Hard Times: Labor and Neighborhoods in Hartford

In 1990, Hartford, Connecticut, ranked as the eight poorest city in the country. The harsh economic times felt throughout the city's workplaces and neighborhoods precipitated the formation of grassroots alliances between labor and community organizations. This text offers an insider's view of these coalitions.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Alliances, Coalitions, and Electoral Activities 3. Labor Organizing 4. Neighborhood Organizing 5. Concluding Thoughts Epilogue References Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Louise B. Simmons is Director of the University of Connecticut Urban Semester Program.

Zusammenfassung

In 1990, Hartford, Connecticut, ranked as the eight poorest city in the country. The harsh economic times felt throughout the city's workplaces and neighborhoods precipitated the formation of grassroots alliances between labor and community organizations. This text offers an insider's view of these coalitions.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Louise Simmons, Louise B. Simmons
• Verlag: Temple University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.04.1994
• EAN: 9781566391566
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-156-6
• Seiten: 185
• Abmessung: 139 mm x 207 mm x 16 mm
• Gewicht: 259 g
• Serien: Labor And Social Change; Labor and Social Change
• Themen: Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Gewerkschaften