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In solidarity : essays on working-class organization in the United States
- Title
- In solidarity : essays on working-class organization in the United States / Kim Moody.
- Author
- Moody, Kim.
- Publication
- Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2014]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JBD 16-2 | Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 397 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "In this thorough collection of inspiring and informed essays, Kim Moody, one of the world's most authoritative and recognized labor writers, analyzes the past, present, and future of unions in the United States. With a sharp understanding of Marxist theory and labor history, Moody charts a well-reasoned course for the future of rank-and-file struggle.Kim Moody was a founder of Labor Notes and is a member of the National Union of Journalists and a senior research fellow at the Work and Employment Unit of the University of Hertfordshire. "--
- "THIS EXPANSIVE COLLECTION, Kim Moody, one of the world's most authoritative and recognized labor writers, explores the present state and the future possibilities of the US labor movement, as well as evaluating the forces working against it. These wide-ranging, accessible essays ask the key questions: What has happened to union organizing in the United States? Is there an alternative to the strike? How does the increased presence of immigrant and women workers change the balance of forces? What strategies can workers use to counteract company "union avoidance" campaigns and bureaucratic "business unionism"? What is the role of socialists in the labor movement? Drawing on his own background as a working-class radical, the works of Karl Marx, and the everyday experiences of nurses, miners, autoworkers, and more, Moody sketches a comprehensive picture of the state of US labor--and points the way forward for a rank-and-file union movement that can win real change"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-382) and index.
- Call Number
- JBD 16-2
- ISBN
- 9781608463268 (paperback)
- 1608463265 (paperback)
- LCCN
- 2014008680
- OCLC
- 871356896
- Author
- Moody, Kim.
- Title
- In solidarity : essays on working-class organization in the United States / Kim Moody.
- Publisher
- Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-382) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JBD 16-2