Reorganizing the Rust Belt - An Inside Study of the American Labor Movement

Preface. Postindustrial Pittsburgh: Low-Wage Work and the Challenge for American Labor xi Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: From Business Unionism to Social Movement Unionism 1(36) PART I: CONFRONTING WORKING-CLASS ANTIUNIONISM Introduction to Part I: Rosemont Pavilion 29(8) ``See You Next Year'': The Failure of Traditional Organizing Tactics 37(26) ``It's a Union'': Why Face-to-Face Organizing and Collective Action Tactics Succeed 63(45) Epilogue to Part I: Organizing and Organization 93(8) PART II: DEALING WITH ORGANIZATIONAL LEGACIES Introduction to Part II: The New Urban Politics of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 101(7) ``Save Our Kanes'': Bypassing Organizational Structures 108(19) ``We Want a Contract'': Confronting Business Union Organization 127(37) Epilogue to Part II: Social Movement Unionism and the Problem of Power 146(7) PART III: SOCIAL MOVEMENT UNIONISM: CHALLENGING THE POWER OF CAPITAL Introduction to Part III: Megacorp and the SEIU in Pennsylvania 153(11) ``We Will Not Be Silenced'': Escalating Mobilization 164(25) ``Whatever It Takes, as Long as It Takes'': Exploiting Antiunionism 189(26) Epilogue to Part III: The Ambiguity of Victories 211(4) Conclusion: Social Movement Unionism and Social Movement Theory 215(8) Appendix 223(14) Notes 237(28) Bibliography 265(18) Index 283