Upheaval in the Quiet Zone - 1199/seiu and the Politics of Healthcare Unionism

Informationen zum Autor Leon Fink and Brian Greenberg Klappentext A classic labor history, newly updated and expanded Zusammenfassung A classic labor history! newly updated and expanded Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the Second Edition   ix Introduction   xi 1   Before the Union: The Hospital Worker as Involuntary Philanthropist   1 2   Awakening at Montefiore: The Hospital That Refused to Fight   28 3   The Brewing Storm: Organizing from the Ground Up   44 4   The Battle of '59: Anatomy of a Hospital Strike   63 5   Staying Alive: The Search for Legal Recognition   91 6   Coming of Age: Building an Effective Union in the 1960s   112 7   Stayed on Freedom: A Labor Crusade behind the Magnolia Curtain   129 8   High Expectations and Harsh Realities: Confronting a Changing Health Care System in the 1970s   159 9   1199 Exceptionalism: Taking Stock of the First Generation   181 10   Union Power, Soul Power: When the Solution Becomes the Problem   209 11   Picking Up the Pieces: 1199's Recipe for Revival in the Dennis Rivera Era   244 12   1199 Exceptionalism Revisited: The Politics of Partnership   262 Epilogue: SEIU Healthcare---Rx for Growth or a Family Feud?   287 Notes   301 List of Interviews   349 Index   351

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leon Fink, Leon Greenberg Fink, Brian Greenberg
• Editore: University Of Illinois Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.12.2023
• EAN: 9780252076053
• ISBN: 978-0-252-07605-3
• Pagine: 392
• Serie: Working Class in American History
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Sociologia del lavoro, dell'economia e dell'industria