Upheaval in the Quiet Zone 1199/SEIU and the Politics of Healthcare Unionism

Name: Upheaval in the Quiet Zone 1199/SEIU and the Politics of Healthcare Unionism
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ISBN: 9780252076053

ISBN-10: 0252076052

ISBN-13: 9780252076053

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Leon Fink, Brian Greenberg

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List price: $31.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 1/21/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Introduction to the Second Edition


Introduction



Before the Union: The Hospital Worker as Involuntary Philanthropist



Awakening at Montefiore: The Hospital That Refused to Fight



The Brewing Storm: Organizing from the Ground Up



The Battle of '59: Anatomy of a Hospital Strike



Staying Alive: The Search for Legal Recognition



Coming of Age: Building an Effective Union in the 1960s



Stayed on Freedom: A Labor Crusade behind the Magnolia Curtain



High Expectations and Harsh Realities: Confronting a Changing Health Care System in the 1970s



1199 Exceptionalism: Taking Stock of the First Generation



Union Power, Soul Power: When the Solution Becomes the Problem



Picking Up the Pieces: 1199's Recipe for Revival in the Dennis Rivera Era



1199 Exceptionalism Revisited: The Politics of Partnership


Epilogue: SEIU Healthcare-Rx for Growth or a Family Feud?


Notes


List of Interviews


Index