Unions and the City: Negotiating Urban Change
- MacDonald, Ian Thomas (Editor)
Contents: Introduction. The Urbanization of Union Strategy and Struggle / Ian MacDonald. Part 1. Labor and the hospitable city / Ian MacDonald -- Labor Strategy and the Politics of Elite Division in Midtown Manhattan / Ian MacDonald -- Organized Labor and Casino Politics in Toronto / Steven Tufts. Part 2. Labor and the creative city / Maria Figueroa, Lois S. Gray, and Thorben Wieditz -- New York Film Production Unions Enter the Political Arena in Search of Tax Subsidies / Maria Figueroa and Lois S. Gray -- Film Unions' Struggle to Defend Studio Space in Toronto / Thorben Wieditz. Part 3. Labor and the sustainable city / James Nugent -- Building a Green New York: Construction Unions and Community Alliances / Maria Figueroa -- Struggling for Good Green Jobs in Toronto’s Deindustrializing Suburbs / James Nugent. Part 4. Labor and the caring city/ Simon Black -- Creating a City for Workers: Union Strategies on Child Care in New York City / Susanna F. Schaller, K. C. Wagner, and Mildred E. Warner -- In Defense of "Gold-Plated" Child Care: Union Struggles to Preserve Quality Care and Quality Care Work in Toronto / Simon Black. Conclusion / Ian MacDonald.