{"product_id":"working-for-justice-the-la-model-of-organizing-and-advocacy-9780801475801","title":"Working for Justice: The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorking for Justice  which includes eleven case studies of recent low-wage worker organizing campaigns in Los Angeles  makes the case for a distinctive \"L.A. Model\" of union and worker center organizing. Networks linking advocates in worker centers and labor unions facilitate mutual learning and synergy and have generated a shared repertoire of economic justice strategies. The organized labor movement in Los Angeles has weathered the effects of deindustrialization and deregulation better than unions in other parts of the United States  and this has helped to anchor the citys wider low-wage worker movement. Los Angeles is also home to the nations highest concentration of undocumented immigrants  making it especially fertile territory for low-wage worker organizing. The case studies in Working for Justice are all based on original field research on organizing campaigns among L.A. day laborers  garment workers  car wash workers  security officers  janitors  taxi drivers  hotel workers as well as the efforts of ethnically focused worker centers and immigrant rights organizations. The authors interviewed key organizers  gained access to primary documents  and conducted participant observation. Working for Justice is a valuable resource for sociologists and other scholars in the interdisciplinary field of labor studies  as well as for advocates and policymakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648181788725,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801475805","price":34.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801475801.jpg?v=1781712082","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/working-for-justice-the-la-model-of-organizing-and-advocacy-9780801475801","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}