Taking the High Road

Taking the High Road
Author: David B Reynolds
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2016-09-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1315291479

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This book presents a vision for farreaching economic change in America connected to practical grassroots steps. It points to an economic system in which corporate success merges with the long-term welfare of the workers and the general population. The author examines the continued reality of social democracy in Europe and what lessons can be learned for the U.S. He demonstrates how progressive economic change is already being fought for by labor and community groups throughout America in such efforts as the Living Wage Movement and the emerging battle against sprawl. And he provides a wealth of concrete examples, tools, and ideas that everyone can use to organize for economic and social justice in their own communities.

When Progressives Win

When Progressives Win
Author: Raj Joseph Borsellino
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2008
Genre: Living wage movement
ISBN:

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All You That Labor

All You That Labor
Author: C. Melissa Snarr
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2011
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0814788599

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OC Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.OCOMathew 11:28 (AKJV). In the early 1990s, a grassroots coalition of churches in Baltimore, Maryland helped launch what would become a national movement. Joining forces with labor and low-wage worker organizations, they passed the first municipal living wage ordinance. Since then, over 144 municipalities and counties as well as numerous universities and local businesses in the United States have enacted such ordinances. Although religious persons and organizations have been important both in the origins of the living wage movement and in its continuing success, they are often ignored or under analyzed. Drawing on participant observation in multiple cities, All You That Labor analyzes and evaluates the contributions of religious activists to the movement. The book explores the ways religious organizations do this work in concert with low-wage workers, the challenges religious activists face, and how people of faith might better nurture moral agency in relation to the political economy. Ultimately, C. Melissa Snarr provides clarity on how to continue to cultivate, renew, and expand religious resources dedicated to the moral agency of low-wage workers and their allies.

A New New Deal

A New New Deal
Author: Amy B. Dean
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-05-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0801457254

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In A New New Deal, the labor movement leaders Amy B. Dean and David B. Reynolds offer a bold new plan to revitalize American labor activism and build a sense of common purpose between labor and community organizations. Dean and Reynolds demonstrate how alliances organized at the regional level are the most effective tool to build a voice for working people in the workplace, community, and halls of government. The authors draw on their own successes to offer in-depth, contemporary case studies of effective labor-community coalitions. They also outline a concrete strategy for building power at the regional level. This pioneering model presents the regional building blocks for national change. A diverse audience—both within the labor movement and among its allies—will welcome this clear, detailed, and inspiring presentation of regional power-building tactics, which include deep coalition-building, leadership development, policy research, and aggressive political action. A New New Deal explores successful coalitions forged in Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, San Jose, New Haven, and Atlanta toward goals such as universal health insurance for children and sensible redevelopment efforts that benefit workers as well as businesses. The authors view partnerships between labor and grassroots organizations as a mutually beneficial strategy based on shared goals, resulting in a broadened membership base and increased organizational capacity. They make the innovative argument that the labor movement can steward both industry and community and make manifest the ways in which workplace battles are not the parochial concerns of isolated workers, but a fundamental struggle for America's future. Drawing on historical parallels, the authors illustrate how long-term collaborations between labor and community organizations are sowing the seeds of a new New Deal.

Partnering for Change

Partnering for Change
Author: David B Reynolds
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317463218

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In the past decade unions and community groups have come together around a wide range of campaigns for economic justice - from fighting for living wages, to electing progressive champions, to questioning market-oriented economic development, to promoting anti-sprawl/smart growth efforts. Partnering for Change brings together activists and intellectuals on the forefront of these organizing efforts. They discuss general patterns of labor-community coalitions in terms of alliances between unions and such community players as environmentalists, religious groups, low-income organizations, and local employers. The contributors also offer a wealth of case studies such as the successful campaign for corporate subsidy accountability in Minnesota, Vermont's Livable Wage Campaign, The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, and the model regional power building projects of the South Bay AFL-CIO. The volume's editor, David Reynolds, combines a broad overview of labor-community coalitions, practical examples applicable to diverse communities, and an appreciation of the challenges as well as the opportunities for building the movement for economic change.

Grassroots Advocacy and Health Care Reform

Grassroots Advocacy and Health Care Reform
Author: M. Stier
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2013-06-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137341971

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Grassroots Advocacy and Health Care Reform places a detailed account of how the Health Care for America Now campaign in Pennsylvania carried out contemporary issue advocacy in the context of an understanding of American politics.

The Living Wage

The Living Wage
Author: Robert Pollin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2000-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781565845886

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The first comprehensive examination of the economic concept now being implemented across the nation with dramatic results.

Fighting for a Living Wage

Fighting for a Living Wage
Author: Stephanie Luce
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780801489471

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The politics of implementation -- Setting the stage: the political and economic context -- Overview of the movement -- A closer look at living wage campaigns -- Living wage outcomes -- Implementation: what happens after laws are passed? -- Fighting from the outside -- Coalitions playing a formal role -- Factors needed for successful implementation: inside and outside strategies -- Other outcomes beyond implementation -- The future of the living wage movement and lessons for policy implementation.

Promoting Living Wage in Hamilton

Promoting Living Wage in Hamilton
Author: Sadhna Jayatunge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2014
Genre: Living wage movement
ISBN: 9781321125597

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The literature contains much debate about the living wage, but few studies focus on faith activism. Since the living wage debate began in the late 1800s, Christian practice has led the movement culture of the western working class. This paper develops a new conceptual approach to measuring the positive characteristics of faith activism's role. As a result of shifting towards neo-liberalism, workers have lost job security and bonds they had with their employers. Analysis of the deteriorating economic, political, and psychological situations for workers highlighted that grassroots political power is essential for the working poor to reclaim dignity. The efficacy and legitimacy of faith organizations have amplified the living wage debate and influenced public policy. Using a comparative case study of successful living wage campaigns in Europe and North America, both a framework and a practical demonstration of interfaith activism in the living wage movement are provided.