Economic Justice, Labor and Community Practice (Paperback)

1. Introduction ? Scott Harding and Louise Simmons, both at University of Connecticut School of Social Work

Economic Realities, History and Framing

2. Inequality and Its Discontents: The Threatened Middle Class ? Jill Littrell, Fred Brooks, Jan Ivery, Mary Ohmer, all of Georgia State University

3. Economic Justice in a Global Context: International Comparisons of Policies that Support Economic Justice ? Cynthia Rocha, University of Tennessee, College of Social Work

4. Social Workers, Unions and Low Wage Workers: A Historical Perspective ? Michael Reisch, University of Maryland School of Social Work

5. Where’s the "Freedom" in Free Trade? Framing Practices and Global Economic Justice ? Loretta Pyles, University of Albany, State University of New York

Labor-Community Partnerships for Economic Justice

6. The Politics and Practice of Economic Justice: Community Benefits Agreements as Tactic and Strategy of the New Accountable Development Movement ? Virginia Parks, University of Chicago, and Dorian Warren, Columbia University

7. Evolving Strategies of Labor-Community Coalition Building ? David Dobbie, Wayne State University

8. Organizing Community and Labor Partnerships for Community Benefits Agreements in African American Communities: Ensuring Successful Coalitions ? Bonnie Young Laing, Youngstown State University

9. Critical Pedagogy as a Tool for Labor-Community Coalitions ? Roland Zullo & Gregory Pratt, both at University of Michigan

On the Front Lines, In the Classrooms

10. "Social Justice Infrastructure" Organizations as New Actors from the Community: the Case of South Florida ? Bruce Nissen, Center for Labor Research and Studies at Florida International University

11. Working Hard, Living Poor: Social Work and the Movement for Livable Wages ? Susan Kerr Chandler, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Social Work

12. Organizing for Immigrant Rights: Policy Barriers and Community Campaigns ? Jill Hanley, School of Social Work, McGill University and Eric Shragge, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University

13. Outcomes of Two Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Programs: A Comparison ? Helena Worthen, University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations and Anthony Haynes, Building Bridges Project, Arise Chicago

14. One Small Revolution: Unionization, Community Practices and Workload in Child Welfare ? Tara LaRose, Ryerson University