03635oam 22006614a 450 991015175320332120240328171541.097814384629501438462956(CKB)3710000000952074(MiAaPQ)EBC4742736(MdBmJHUP)musev2_83857(OCoLC)945767602(ScCtBLL)421c180e-9777-473b-a6ec-55e05bf41e31(Perlego)2671669(oapen)doab28493(EXLCZ)99371000000095207420170524h20172016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAusterity and the labor movement /Michael SchiavoneState University of New York Press2016Albany :State University of New York Press,[2017]©[2017]1 online resource (246 pages)SUNY Press Open Access9781438462936 143846293X Includes bibliographical references and index.Austerity and the labor movement -- Austerity in modern day Europe -- Austerity and the labor movement in the UK -- Austerity and the labor movement in the United States -- Social movements, political parties, and social movement unionism: hope for the future?"Austerity policies have become the new norm throughout both the developed and developing world. Indeed, austerity has become the new buzz word in the lexicon of politicians from across the political spectrum. At the same time austerity measures have been met with mass protest, the most famous example of which is the Occupy Movement. In the not-too-distant past it would have been the labor movement at the forefront resisting policies that arguably disproportionally target working people and their families. Throughout the twentieth century it was the labor movement that fought for all working people. However, there is an increasing assumption that the labor movement is unable to adequately defend workers from the onslaught of austerity measures. Austerity and the Labor Movement analyzes whether this assumption is indeed true. Examining the labor movements in the US, UK, Greece, Ireland, and Spain, Michael Schiavone provides a systematic explanation of the appeal of austerity policies in certain circles and why the labor movement in each of these countries has been largely unsuccessful in overturning such policies. He argues that the labor movement needs to make major changes and embrace social movement unionism if it has any hope to stop its decline and have any chance to successfully fight against austerity and neoliberalism more generally"--Provided by Publisher.Neoliberalismfast(OCoLC)fst01737382Labor movementfast(OCoLC)fst00990079Economic stabilizationfast(OCoLC)fst00902085Economic policyfast(OCoLC)fst00902025Economic stabilizationEconomic policyNeoliberalismLabor movementNeoliberalism.Labor movement.Economic stabilization.Economic policy.Economic stabilization.Economic policy.Neoliberalism.Labor movement.331.88Schiavone Michael924457MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910151753203321Austerity and the labor movement2074612UNINA