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- Title
A Little Help from Our Friends.
- Authors
Tattersall, Amanda
- Abstract
Union renewal and coalition unionism are widely considered necessary; however, the reasons why a union might participate in a coalition is undertheorized. This article considers six factors that help explain when a union is likely to form a coalition with a community organization, which are explored in a case study comparison of two coalitions in Australia and Canada. Preexisting union identities, common interest, and decentralized union structures make coalition formation more likely and shape the degree of union member participation in coalitions. Unions are likely to engage in coalitions when there is a coincidence of crisis and perceived opportunity for coalition practice, while noting that the depth of union engagement is greatly affected by the type of union actors that initiate coalition participation (whether leaders, organizers, or stewards). Different passages for coalition unionism are possible, and they can originate inside unions or be provoked externally by community organizations.
- Subjects
CANADA; AUSTRALIA; COALITIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; INTERNATIONAL alliances; COMMUNITIES; LABOR unions; LABOR union members; COLLECTIVE bargaining; TEACHERS; COLLECTIVE labor agreements; PUBLIC health; CASE studies; MEDICAL personnel
- Publication
Labor Studies Journal, 2009, Vol 34, Issue 4, p485
- ISSN
0160-449X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0160449X08324738