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Fine, Janice

Worker centers : organizing communities at the edge of the dream / Janice Fine. - xii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-301) and index.

Origins and characteristics of worker centers -- Putting worker centers in context -- Organizing at the intersection of ethnicity, race, and class -- Delivering services on the frontlines -- Economic action organizing -- Relationships with unions -- Public policy enforcement and reform -- Immigrant rights and social justice -- The internal life of worker centers -- Networking, structures, and practices -- A holistic assessment of the worker center phenomenon.

ISBN: 0801444233 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801472571 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801444234 9780801472572

LCCN: 2005025043

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA590487 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013321127 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Foreign workers--Services for--United States.
Immigrants--Services for--United States.
Employment agencies--United States.
Community centers--United States.
Community organization--United States.
Foreign workers--Labor unions--Organizing--United States.

LC Class. No.: HD8081.A5 / F56 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 331.6/2/06073