Upheaval in the Quiet Zone 2/e

This expanded second edition of Upheaval in the Quiet Zone updates the dramatic story of an insurgent labor union that by the end of the 1980s had established itself as a vital force in the modern labor movement. But even bigger changes were on the way. Overcoming internal divisions that originated in its 1930s-inflected and civil rights-era militancy, 1199SEIU adopted a new strategy of labor-management cooperation to emerge as a key player in state and city politics. When SEIU president Andrew Stern laid plans in 2006 for a new national health care workers union that would simultaneously reach out to the unorganized and campaign for universal, national health insurance, he turned to 1199 president Dennis Rivera--and the 1199 political model--to lead the effort. With new material that updates the union's history since the 1990s, this book conveys the promise and problems of movement-building in the twenty-first century health care industry.''Splendid . . . A sympathetic, though hardly uncritical, account of the remarkable rise and contemporary difficulties of this unusual trade union.''--Nation ''A lively and clearly written account of an exceptional and, for many, exemplary union. . . . An excellent mix of narrative and analysis.''--Labor History “This study offers invaluable background for understanding future developments. Highly recommended.--Choice''In updating their classic history of Local 1199, Fink and Greenberg show how one of the nation's most dynamic unions has navigated the shoals of a health care industry in constant turmoil and a labor movement trying to reinvent itself. A must read for those trying to understand labor today.''--Joshua B. Freeman, author of Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II