| Record Number |
14369 |
| ISBN |
9781742374567 (pbk.) |
| Location |
331.87 TAT |
| Author |
Tattersall, Amanda, 1977- |
| Title |
Power in coalition : strategies for strong unions and social change / Amanda Tattersall. [BOOK] |
| Published |
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2010. |
| Collation |
xii, 209 p. : ill. ; ports.; maps; 25 cm. |
| General Note |
First published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press. |
| Chapter 2: the Public Education Coalition in New South Wales. The coalition was initiated by the New South Wales Teachers Federation. This chapter discusses the emergence of the Public Education Coalition; the Vinson Inquiry into Public Education: April 2001 to May 2002; the State election campaign and the Public Education Alliance, July 2002 to March 2003; the teacher salaries campaign, May 2003 to June 2004. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-201) and index. |
| Contents Note |
The elements of coalition unionism -- The Public Education Coalition in New South Wales -- Living wages and the grassroots collaborative in Chicago -- The Ontario Health Coalition -- Power in coalition -- Conclusion : the possibilities of successful coalitions. |
| Summary Note |
"Coalitions can be important tools for social change and union revitalisation. What makes them successful? What causes them to fail? Community organiser Amanda Tattersall examines successful coalitions between unions and community organisations in three countries: the public education coalition in Sydney, Toronto's Ontario Health Coalition fighting to save universal health care, and Chicago's living wage campaign run by the Grassroots Collaborative." - Back cover. |
| Subject |
Labor unions -- Political activity -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Case studies |
| Labor unions -- Political activity -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies |
| Labor unions -- Political activity -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Case studies |
| Community organization -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Case studies |
| Community organization -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies |
| Community organization -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Case studies |
| Social change -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Case studies |
| Social change -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies |
| Social change -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Case studies |
