Working for justice
Subtitle: the L.A. model of organizing and advocacy
By: edited by Ruth Milkman, Joshua Bloom, and Victor Narro.
Contributors: Milkman, Ruth, 1954-; Bloom, Joshua.; Narro, Victor, 1963-
Publisher: Cornell University Press; ILR Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780801448584; 9780801475801
Subjects: Labor movement -- California -- Los Angeles; Labor unions -- Organizing -- California -- Los Angeles; Working poor -- California -- Los Angeles; Foreign workers -- Labor unions -- Organizing -- California -- Los Angeles; Community centers -- California -- Los Angeles; Community organization -- California -- Los Angeles
Description: The organised labour movement in Los Angeles has weathered the effects of deindustrialization and deregulation better than unions in other parts of the U.S., and this has helped to anchor the city's wider low-wage worker movement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.