Sara Gia Trongone
Biographic Data
| ID | 4144269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Gia Trongone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara Gia |
| FAMILY NAME | Trongone |
| SIGNATURE | TRONGONE S G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5124-7618 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Working for the Public Good
Despite the success of 'Bargaining for the Common Good', only educators have used this strategy at scale in the public sector. Why are some workers more likely to strike and bargain over 'common good' demands than others? This article compares two social justice-oriented union locals in Chicago to explore how workers' collective resources and capacities for disruption vary within the public sector. Drawing on archival sources and interviews, I ar…
Toward a Field of Labor Activism
A recent upsurge in organizing by workers in the United States presents an opportunity to reconsider the state and fate of the US labor movement. We argue that the conceptual apparatus of strategic action fields offers a tool to contextualize this development. In particular, it shines light upon categorization struggles, delegation of labor within the field, relationships among labor organizations, and strategies to change the rules of the field-…
A New Collective Bargain? A Multicase Comparison of U.S. Labor Union Strategy
Twenty-five years ago, a vocal faction of progressive union leaders, labor educators, and academics charted a new path forward for American labor unions. Proponents of “social movement unionism” sought to reverse unions’ flagging strength through redoubled organizing drives, street mobilizations, “public dramas,” and labor-community coalitions. While case studies describing this repertoire of contention abound, there are few systematic analyses t…
A New Collective Bargain? A Multicase Comparison of U.S. Labor Union Strategy
Twenty-five years ago, a vocal faction of progressive union leaders, labor educators, and academics charted a new path forward for American labor unions. Proponents of “social movement unionism” sought to reverse unions’ flagging strength through redoubled organizing drives, street mobilizations, “public dramas,” and labor-community coalitions. While case studies describing this repertoire of contention abound, there are few systematic analyses t…
Toward a Field of Labor Activism
A recent upsurge in organizing by workers in the United States presents an opportunity to reconsider the state and fate of the US labor movement. We argue that the conceptual apparatus of strategic action fields offers a tool to contextualize this development. In particular, it shines light upon categorization struggles, delegation of labor within the field, relationships among labor organizations, and strategies to change the rules of the field-…
Working for the Public Good
Despite the success of 'Bargaining for the Common Good', only educators have used this strategy at scale in the public sector. Why are some workers more likely to strike and bargain over 'common good' demands than others? This article compares two social justice-oriented union locals in Chicago to explore how workers' collective resources and capacities for disruption vary within the public sector. Drawing on archival sources and interviews, I ar…
A New Collective Bargain? A Multicase Comparison of U.S. Labor Union Strategy
Twenty-five years ago, a vocal faction of progressive union leaders, labor educators, and academics charted a new path forward for American labor unions. Proponents of “social movement unionism” sought to reverse unions’ flagging strength through redoubled organizing drives, street mobilizations, “public dramas,” and labor-community coalitions. While case studies describing this repertoire of contention abound, there are few systematic analyses t…
Toward a Field of Labor Activism
A recent upsurge in organizing by workers in the United States presents an opportunity to reconsider the state and fate of the US labor movement. We argue that the conceptual apparatus of strategic action fields offers a tool to contextualize this development. In particular, it shines light upon categorization struggles, delegation of labor within the field, relationships among labor organizations, and strategies to change the rules of the field-…
Working for the Public Good
Despite the success of 'Bargaining for the Common Good', only educators have used this strategy at scale in the public sector. Why are some workers more likely to strike and bargain over 'common good' demands than others? This article compares two social justice-oriented union locals in Chicago to explore how workers' collective resources and capacities for disruption vary within the public sector. Drawing on archival sources and interviews, I ar…
Labor Movements and Unions (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Categorization (1 work)