02315oam 2200529I 450 991046038880332120170918182416.01-315-70588-51-317-47518-610.4324/9781315705880 (CKB)3710000000401865(EBL)2010604(SSID)ssj0001535783(PQKBManifestationID)11893021(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001535783(PQKBWorkID)11502569(PQKB)11587340(MiAaPQ)EBC2010604(OCoLC)958109158(EXLCZ)99371000000040186520180706e20152001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCentral labor councils and the revivals of American unionism organizing for justice in our communities /Immanuel Ness, Stuart Eimer, editorsAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2015.1 online resource (246 p.)First published 2001 by M.E. Sharpe.0-7656-0599-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. The task at hand -- pt. 2. Case studies -- pt. 3. Voices from the field.Central Labor Councils are the local arm of the labor movement responsible for coordinating collective activities among different unions in a region. Once quite powerful organizations with important political roles at local and regional levels, CLCs waned significantly during the 1940s and 50s. This work examines the recent re-emergence of Central Labor Councils and how they are being utilized as effective bodies to help rejuvenate the labor movement. It combines comprehensive history of the CLCs in America since the early 19th century and case studies by CLC leaders in Atlanta, Milwaukee, SanCentral labor councilsUnited StatesCase studiesElectronic books.Central labor councils331.88/0973Eimer Stuart1967-893321Ness Immanuel864151MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460388803321Central labor councils and the revivals of American unionism1995555UNINA