01396    a2200253   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001400136072001200150072002100162072002100183072002200204100001800226245010800244250000600352260003200358300001000390520072000400700002201120131747518620250317100353.0250312042015GB                   eng    a9781317475187  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 22.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJP2thema7 aJP2bic7 aBUS0000002bisac7 aHIS0030002bisac7 a331.8809732bisac1 aImmanuel Ness10aCentral Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism:bOrganizing for Justice in Our Communities  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20150408  a240 p  bCentral Labor Councils are the local arm of the labor movement responsible for coordinating collective activities among different unions in a region. Once quite powerful organizations with important political roles at local and regional levels, CLCs waned significantly during the 1940s and 50s.

This work examines the recent re-emergence of Central Labor Councils and how they are being utilized as effective bodies to help rejuvenate the labor movement. It combines comprehensive history of the CLCs in America since the early 19th century and case studies by CLC leaders in Atlanta, Milwaukee, San Jose, and Seattle -- the regions where CLCs have re-emerged as important players in advancing the labor movement.1 aStuart Eimer4A01