Title
Two Paths to the High Road: The Dynamics of Coalition Building in Seattle and Buffalo
Publication Date
August 2005
Abstract
[Excerpt] Labor-community coalitions are not a new concept. Unions approach such coalitions now, as in the past, as one way to enhance their bargaining power with an employer. Such coalitions are temporary and often issue-based. In recent years, however, some local labor movements have begun to look at coalitions in a broader way – as a means of improving their public image and building power in the political arena. This broad-based approach requires the development of coalitions for the longer run, not just for temporary expediency. This paper develops the notion of a high road social infrastructure as a way to understand how union leaders develop and sustain coalitions over time and find the resources they need to succeed in shaping economic development priorities for the region.
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Suggested Citation
Greer, I., Byrd, B., & Fleron, L. J. (in press). Two paths to the high road: The dynamics of coalition building in Seattle and Buffalo. Retrieved [insert date], from Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations site:
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/articles/69
Required Publisher Statement
The final paper will be published in Labor in the New Urban Battlegrounds: Local Solidarity in a Global Economy (Frank W Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series) by Peter Evans, Lowell Turner, and Daniel B. Cornfield (forthcoming 2007), ILR Press.