An examination of why union membership in the United States fell to its lowest levels since before the New Deal and what a revived workers' movement might look like. The book traces mid-century organizing choices, their long-term effects, and the forces that weakened labor’s traditional structures.

Written from decades of involvement in organizing and labor scholarship, the author combines historical perspective with a survey of recent strikes, new organizations, and allies. The result is both a diagnosis of decline and a realistic discussion of avenues for renewal.

Concise and programmatic, the book maps a path toward a broader, more radical workers' movement and is suited to activists, students, and readers interested in labor policy and social movements.

• Historical analysis of 20th-century organizing
• Survey of contemporary initiatives and strikes
• Concrete proposals for rebuilding labor power
• 192 pages, hardcover

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