1st Edition
Power in Coalition Strategies for strong unions and social change
By Amanda Tattersall
Copyright 2010
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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How can we change things in an age in which governments are fixated on the bottom line and conventional protest rallies have lost their punch? Coalitions can be important tools for social change and union revitalisation. What makes them successful? What causes them to fail? Community organiser Amanda Tattersall examines successful coalitions between unions and community organisations in three... Read more
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Elements of Coalition Unionism
2. The Public Education Coalition in New South Wales
3. Living Wages and the Grassroots Collaborative in Chicago
4. The Ontario Health Coalition
5. Power in Coalition
Conclusion: The Possibilities of Successful Coalitions
References
Index
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Elements of Coalition Unionism
2. The Public Education Coalition in New South Wales
3. Living Wages and the Grassroots Collaborative in Chicago
4. The Ontario Health Coalition
5. Power in Coalition
Conclusion: The Possibilities of Successful Coalitions
References
Index
Biography
Amanda Tattersall is Deputy Assistant Secretary of Unions NSW and founder and Director of the Sydney Alliance. She is also co-founder and chair of GetUp and an Honorary Associate in Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney.
