04943nam 22009493u 450 991078535730332120230126224149.01-282-94006-697866129400641-59213-802-0(CKB)2670000000055665(EBL)616011(OCoLC)813292608(SSID)ssj0000420301(PQKBManifestationID)11281472(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000420301(PQKBWorkID)10404515(PQKB)11285106(MiAaPQ)EBC616011(EXLCZ)99267000000005566520131216d2010|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrImmigrants, Unions, and The New U.S. Labor Market[electronic resource]Philadelphia Temple University Press20101 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-040-2 Contents; Preface; 1 Why New Immigrants Organize; 2 The Political Economy of Transnational Labor in New York City: The Context for Immigrant Worker Militancy; 3 Unions and Immigrant Worker Organizing: New Models for New Workers; 4 Mexican Immigrants, Class Formation, and Union Organizing in New York's Greengrocery Industry; 5 Francophone West African Supermarket Delivery Workers Autonomous Union Organizing Outside of a Union; 6 Black-Car Drivers: Industrial Restructuring and New Worker Organizing; 7 The Post-September 11 Economic Crisis and the Government Crackdown on Immigrant Workers8 Parallel Organizing: Immigrants and UnionsNotes; References; IndexIn recent years, New Yorkers have been surprised to see workers they had taken for granted-Mexicans in greengroceries, West African supermarket deliverymen and South Asian limousine drivers-striking, picketing, and seeking support for better working conditions. Suddenly, businesses in New York and the nation had changed and were now dependent upon low-paid immigrants to fill the entry-level jobs that few native-born Americans would take. Immigrants, Unions, and the New U.S. Labor Market tells the story of these workers' struggle for living wages, humane working conditions, and theNoncitizen labor - Labor unions - Organizing - New York (State) - New YorkNoncitizen labor - New York (State) - New YorkForeign workers - Labor unions - Organizing - New York (State) - New YorkForeign workers -- Labor unions -- Organizing -- New York (State) -- New YorkForeign workers - New York (State) - New YorkForeign workers -- New York (State) -- New YorkImmigrants - New York (State) - New YorkImmigrants -- New York (State) -- New YorkLabor movement - New York (State) - New YorkLabor movement -- New York (State) -- New YorkWorking class - New York (State) - New YorkWorking class -- New York (State) -- New YorkForeign workersOrganizingLabor unionsNew York (State)New YorkWorking classNew York (State)New YorkLabor movementNew York (State)New YorkForeign workersNew York (State)New YorkImmigrantsNew YorkNew York (State)Business & EconomicsHILCCLabor & Workers' EconomicsHILCCNoncitizen labor - Labor unions - Organizing - New York (State) - New York.Noncitizen labor - New York (State) - New York.Foreign workers - Labor unions - Organizing - New York (State) - New York.Foreign workers -- Labor unions -- Organizing -- New York (State) -- New York.Foreign workers - New York (State) - New York.Foreign workers -- New York (State) -- New York.Immigrants - New York (State) - New York.Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York.Labor movement - New York (State) - New York.Labor movement -- New York (State) -- New York.Working class - New York (State) - New York.Working class -- New York (State) -- New York.Foreign workersOrganizingLabor unionsWorking classLabor movementForeign workersImmigrantsBusiness & EconomicsLabor & Workers' Economics331.6/2/097471331.880973Ness Immanuel864151AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910785357303321Immigrants, Unions, and The New U.S. Labor Market3753542UNINA