Preface. Postindustrial Pittsburgh: Low-Wage Work and the Challenge for American Labor; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Introduction: From Business Unionism to Social Movement Unionism; Introduction to Part I; 2. "See You Next Year": The Failure of Traditional Organizing Tactics; 3. "It's a Union": Why Face-to-Face Organizing and Collective Action Tactics Succeed; Ep i l o g u e t o Part I; Introduction to Part I I; 4. "Save Our Kanes": Bypassing Organizational Structures; 5. "We Want a Contract": Confronting Business Union Organization; Ep i l o g u e t o Part I I; Introduction to Part I I I
Summary
This gripping insider's look at the contemporary American trade union movement shows that reports of organized labor's death are premature. In this eloquent and erudite narrative, Steven Henry Lopez demonstrates how, despite a hostile legal environment and the punitive anti-unionism of U
