TY - CHAP T1 - Two Paths to the High Road: The Dynamics of Coalition Building in Seattle and Buffalo T2 - Labor in the New Urban Battlegrounds: Local Solidarity in a Global Economy Y1 - 2007 A1 - Greer, I. A1 - Byrd, B. A1 - Fleron, L. J. ED - L. Turner ED - D. B. Cornfield KW - Buffalo KW - coalition building KW - labor KW - New York KW - social infrastructure KW - trade unions KW - United States KW - worker representatives AB -

[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.

JA - Labor in the New Urban Battlegrounds: Local Solidarity in a Global Economy PB - Cornell University Press CY - Ithaca, NY L2 - eng UR - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/articles/69/ ER -