Nick Juravich
Biographic Data
| ID | 1260237 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Juravich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Juravich |
| SIGNATURE | JURAVICH N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building Power, Breaking Power
The United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) was, for decades, the largest local union in Louisiana and one of the largest and most influential educators’ unions in the US South. An integrated, democratic, Black-led union throughout most of its history, UTNO linked its organizing to the civil rights movement, centered the needs of its lowest-paid members in contract struggles, and bargained for educational funding and improvements that benefited stu…
Before Busing
Where Are the Workers? Labor's Stories at Museums and Historic Sites
“Class is central to everyday life,” write Robert Forrant and Mary Anne Trasciatti in the introduction to their new edited collection, Where Are the Workers? Labor's Stories at Museums and Historic Sites. “Yet,” they continue, “the stories of how working-class people have fought for . . . things that make life worth living remain unfamiliar to large numbers of Americans” (1). Forrant and Trasciatti detail the reasons for this unfamiliarity, from …
City of Workers, City of Struggle
Book Review| May 01 2021 City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York. Freeman, Joshua B., ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2019. x + 248 pp., $40.00 (cloth); $28.00 (paper); $27.99 (ebook). Nick Juravich Nick Juravich University of Massachusetts–Boston Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Labor (2021) 18 (2): 117–119. …
Why Busing Failed
We the Tenants”
In the 1960s, resident organizers in New York City brought demands for jobs, political power, and self-determination into public housing from local freedom struggles. Facing budget shortfalls and political hostility, the city’s Housing Authority built alliances with these activists. The partnership programs they created—the Tenant Patrol and the Residents Advisory Council—engaged thousands of residents in community programming, employment opportu…
Back to the Future
Why Busing Failed
We the Tenants”
In the 1960s, resident organizers in New York City brought demands for jobs, political power, and self-determination into public housing from local freedom struggles. Facing budget shortfalls and political hostility, the city’s Housing Authority built alliances with these activists. The partnership programs they created—the Tenant Patrol and the Residents Advisory Council—engaged thousands of residents in community programming, employment opportu…
Back to the Future
We the Tenants”
In the 1960s, resident organizers in New York City brought demands for jobs, political power, and self-determination into public housing from local freedom struggles. Facing budget shortfalls and political hostility, the city’s Housing Authority built alliances with these activists. The partnership programs they created—the Tenant Patrol and the Residents Advisory Council—engaged thousands of residents in community programming, employment opportu…
Why Busing Failed
City of Workers, City of Struggle
Book Review| May 01 2021 City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York. Freeman, Joshua B., ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2019. x + 248 pp., $40.00 (cloth); $28.00 (paper); $27.99 (ebook). Nick Juravich Nick Juravich University of Massachusetts–Boston Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Labor (2021) 18 (2): 117–119. …
Where Are the Workers? Labor's Stories at Museums and Historic Sites
“Class is central to everyday life,” write Robert Forrant and Mary Anne Trasciatti in the introduction to their new edited collection, Where Are the Workers? Labor's Stories at Museums and Historic Sites. “Yet,” they continue, “the stories of how working-class people have fought for . . . things that make life worth living remain unfamiliar to large numbers of Americans” (1). Forrant and Trasciatti detail the reasons for this unfamiliarity, from …
Before Busing
Building Power, Breaking Power
The United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) was, for decades, the largest local union in Louisiana and one of the largest and most influential educators’ unions in the US South. An integrated, democratic, Black-led union throughout most of its history, UTNO linked its organizing to the civil rights movement, centered the needs of its lowest-paid members in contract struggles, and bargained for educational funding and improvements that benefited stu…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work)