| Series |
New political economy
New political economy (New York, N.Y.) ^A755415
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| Contents |
Unions and class transformation: the case of the Broadway musicians -- The Broadway musicians: a case study -- Subjects of concern for Broadway musicians -- Class transformation -- Post class transformation: applications on Broadway and beyond. |
| Abstract |
How can unions move from a defensive strategy to one of class transformation? This book demonstrates how the current union strategies of class blindness lead to weak and often unintended results. Unions, the book argues, do not use their collective power for class transformation and union commentators/critics do not theorize about unions as possible agents for such class transformations. Using the case study of the Broadway musicians' union, the author shows how unions can facilitate a class transformation that increases workers' control over their working conditions and enables them to make the changes needed to improve their lives. This innovative and needed study will be of interest to labor economists, scholars of class and labor, and those interested in the plight of unions and the potential they still hold for social and economic transformations. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-141) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008035436 |
| ISBN | 9780415996167 |
| ISBN | 0415996163 |
| ISBN | 9780203882351 |
| ISBN | 0203882350 |
