Intro
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Seeing Purple: An Introduction to the History and Global Significance of SEIU
Part I. Dynamics of Growth and Transformation
2. From Flats to the White House: A Brief History of SEIU, 1910-2010
3. Reconciling Progressive Idealism with Centralized Control: An Institutional Analysis of SEIU's Growth
4. Becoming Purple: Organizational Change at SEIU during the Andy Stern Years
Part II. Developing the Organizing Model
5. Persistence, Militancy, and Power: The Evolution of Justice for Janitors from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., 1987-1998
6. Rank-and-File Leadership Development and Its Implications for Education Justice
7. Organizing Fast Food: Opportunities, Challenges, and SEIU
Part III. Global Influence and Its Challenges
8. Renewing Union Practices and Strategies: A Case Study of SEIU's Sweet 16 Campaign in Ontario, Canada
9. The Global Career of Justice for Janitors and the Limits of Institutional Permeability
10. Organizing Strategies without Borders: The Case of Brazil
Part IV. Assessing the Legacy and Employing the Lessons of SEIU
11. The Legacy of Justice for Janitors and SEIU for the Labor Movement: An Interview with Stephen Lerner
Conclusion: The Future of SEIU and (Post-Neoliberal?) Labor
Contributors
Index
Back Cover.