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LABOR-ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION BUILDING IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA

Hemphill, Matthew (2015) LABOR-ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION BUILDING IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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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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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Hemphill, MatthewMDH79@PITT.EDUMDH79
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairSTAGGENBORG, SUZANNEsuzstagg@pitt.eduSUZSTAGG
Committee MemberSMITH, JACKIEjgsmith@pitt.eduJGSMITH
Committee MemberMARKOFF, JOHNjm2@pitt.eduJM2
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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