Stuart Eimer
Biographic Data
| ID | 245443 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stuart Eimer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stuart |
| FAMILY NAME | Eimer |
| SIGNATURE | EIMER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Widener University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8443-0205 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The limits of solidarity: Central labor councils and working class formation: the attempted CIO general work stoppage in New York City, 1946
Contributing to debates on American exceptionalism, this article argues that the organizational rules adopted by American labor federations constrained the development of inter-union solidarity and working-class formation. Through a historical study of the Greater New York Industrial Union Council’s (GNYIUC) failed attempt to organize a general work stoppage in 1946, it examines how local efforts to coordinate solidaristic collective action were …
When Unions Organize Workers and Capitalists: Union Growth, the Trigger Mechanism and Service Employees International Union's Justice for Janitors
This article contributes to the study of union renewal. It considers the case of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ which has grown significantly during a period when the overall labor movement has declined. Local 32BJ's organizing success is explored focusing on the trigger tactic, an overlooked component of SEIU's Justice for Janitors campaigns. Trigger mechanisms take the competitive pressures companies face seriously, rec…
Winning Against the Odds: The 32BJ Seiu Organizing Model
The Crisis of New Labor and Alinsky's Legacy: Some Questions, Comments, and Problems
This comment questions Jane McAlevey's attempt to move from a participant observation of one organizing campaign to broad generalizations about the failure of 'New Labor.' It challenges the ideal type that she constructs by considering aspects of another 'new labor' local, and problematizes her conception of interests as they pertain to both workers and unions
Central Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism: Organizing for Justice in Our Communities
Gathered here are research papers, speeches, and lecture notes, a multifaceted survey of Chinese history embracing a wide range of subjects, from historical antecedents, relevant Western experience, and recent revelations to locus classicus and statistics. All lead to Huang's grand synthesis: That the one-and-a-half-century-long Chinese revolution is nearing fulfillment as Chinese civilization merges with Western history. While not everyone will …
Central Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism
From "Business Unionism" to "Social Movement Unionism: The Case of the AFL-CIO Milwaukee County Labor Council
AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are regional labor federations that provide horizontal links between locals from different national unions. As such, labor councils afford an opportunity for local unions to become active in matters besides their own collective bargaining agreements. The Milwaukee County Labor Council has exploited its "supra-local" institu tional position to create a labor/community coalition that has crafted and pursued an alterna…
Unions and Workplace Reorganization
From "Business Unionism" to "Social Movement Unionism: The Case of the AFL-CIO Milwaukee County Labor Council
AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are regional labor federations that provide horizontal links between locals from different national unions. As such, labor councils afford an opportunity for local unions to become active in matters besides their own collective bargaining agreements. The Milwaukee County Labor Council has exploited its "supra-local" institu tional position to create a labor/community coalition that has crafted and pursued an alterna…
Winning Against the Odds: The 32BJ Seiu Organizing Model
The Crisis of New Labor and Alinsky's Legacy: Some Questions, Comments, and Problems
This comment questions Jane McAlevey's attempt to move from a participant observation of one organizing campaign to broad generalizations about the failure of 'New Labor.' It challenges the ideal type that she constructs by considering aspects of another 'new labor' local, and problematizes her conception of interests as they pertain to both workers and unions
From "Business Unionism" to "Social Movement Unionism: The Case of the AFL-CIO Milwaukee County Labor Council
AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are regional labor federations that provide horizontal links between locals from different national unions. As such, labor councils afford an opportunity for local unions to become active in matters besides their own collective bargaining agreements. The Milwaukee County Labor Council has exploited its "supra-local" institu tional position to create a labor/community coalition that has crafted and pursued an alterna…
Unions and Workplace Reorganization
Central Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism: Organizing for Justice in Our Communities
Gathered here are research papers, speeches, and lecture notes, a multifaceted survey of Chinese history embracing a wide range of subjects, from historical antecedents, relevant Western experience, and recent revelations to locus classicus and statistics. All lead to Huang's grand synthesis: That the one-and-a-half-century-long Chinese revolution is nearing fulfillment as Chinese civilization merges with Western history. While not everyone will …
Central Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism
The Crisis of New Labor and Alinsky's Legacy: Some Questions, Comments, and Problems
This comment questions Jane McAlevey's attempt to move from a participant observation of one organizing campaign to broad generalizations about the failure of 'New Labor.' It challenges the ideal type that she constructs by considering aspects of another 'new labor' local, and problematizes her conception of interests as they pertain to both workers and unions
Winning Against the Odds: The 32BJ Seiu Organizing Model
When Unions Organize Workers and Capitalists: Union Growth, the Trigger Mechanism and Service Employees International Union's Justice for Janitors
This article contributes to the study of union renewal. It considers the case of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ which has grown significantly during a period when the overall labor movement has declined. Local 32BJ's organizing success is explored focusing on the trigger tactic, an overlooked component of SEIU's Justice for Janitors campaigns. Trigger mechanisms take the competitive pressures companies face seriously, rec…
The limits of solidarity: Central labor councils and working class formation: the attempted CIO general work stoppage in New York City, 1946
Contributing to debates on American exceptionalism, this article argues that the organizational rules adopted by American labor federations constrained the development of inter-union solidarity and working-class formation. Through a historical study of the Greater New York Industrial Union Council’s (GNYIUC) failed attempt to organize a general work stoppage in 1946, it examines how local efforts to coordinate solidaristic collective action were …
Labor Movements and Unions (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Labor relations (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Business (2 works)