Why new immigrants organize -- The political economy of transnational labor in New York City : the context for immigrant worker militancy -- Unions and immigrant worker organizing : new models for new workers -- Mexican immigrants, class formation, and union organizing in New York's Greengrocery industry -- Francophone West African Supermarket Delivery Workers Autonomous Union organizing outside of a union -- Black-Car drivers : industrial restructuring and new worker organizing -- The post-September 11 economic crisis and the government crackdown on immigrant workers -- Parallel organizing : immigrants and unions
Summary
Examining the lives of immigrant workers, both on the job and off
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index