Hemphill, Matthew
(2015)
LABOR-ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION BUILDING IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This thesis examines labor-environmental coalition building in the Pittsburgh area from the spring of 2014 to the summer of 2015. The study uses in-depth interviews with leaders and active rank-and-file members involved with three different types of organizations: labor unions, environmental groups, and social movement coalition groups. It also employs participant observation of two social movement coalition groups to examine activists' relationships with labor-environmental coalition building and how labor-environmental coalitions are built in the context of the extractive industries in the Pittsburgh area. Pittsburgh is an important case study for labor-environmental coalition building because conflict in the area is centered on the extractive industries, notably coal mining and fracking. I find that (1) labor-environmental coalition builders focus on either a political opportunity or class-based strategy to build labor-environmental coalitions; (2) building coalition participation by rank-and-file members is not a high priority of leaders; (3) a significant number of labor activists later become involved in environmental organizations.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Unpublished |
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Date: |
9 September 2015 |
Date Type: |
Publication |
Defense Date: |
11 August 2015 |
Approval Date: |
9 September 2015 |
Submission Date: |
13 August 2015 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Number of Pages: |
54 |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology |
Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
LABOR UNIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL MOVEMENT COALITIONS |
Date Deposited: |
09 Sep 2015 12:35 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 14:29 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25951 |
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