{"product_id":"out-in-the-union-a-labor-history-of-queer-america-hardback-9781439911396","title":"Out in the Union; A Labor History of Queer America (Hardback) 9781439911396","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOut in the Union\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Labor History of Queer America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMiriam Frank (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439911396\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 June 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.425 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOut in the Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e tells the continuous story of queer American workers from the mid-1960s through 2013. Miriam Frank shrewdly chronicles the evolution of labor politics with queer activism and identity formation, showing how unions began affirming the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers in the 1970s and 1980s. She documents coming out on the job and in the union as well as issues of discrimination and harassment, and the creation of alliances between unions and LGBT communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Featuring in-depth interviews with LGBT and labor activists, Frank provides an inclusive history of the convergence of labor and LGBT interests. She carefully details how queer caucuses in local unions introduced domestic partner benefits and union-based AIDS education for health care workers-innovations that have been influential across the U.S. workforce. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOut in the Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e also examines organizing drives at queer workplaces, campaigns for marriage equality, and other gay civil rights issues to show the enduring power of LGBT workers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A Brief Chronology of LGBT Labor History, 1965–2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Prologue: \u003ci\u003eLove and Work and Queer Survival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e I Coming Out \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1 From Construction to Couture: \u003ci\u003eComing Out in Unionized Workplaces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2 Outsiders as Insiders: \u003ci\u003eSexual Diversity and Union Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e II Coalition Politics \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3 From Common Enemies to Common Causes: \u003ci\u003eThe Labor Movement and the Gay Movement in Action and Coalition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 4 The Heart of the Matter: \u003ci\u003eUnion Politics, Queer Issues, and the Life of the Local\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e III Conflict and Transformation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003eOrganizing the Gay Unorganized: \u003ci\u003eTalking Union, Talking Queer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Epilogue: \u003ci\u003eWhen Connie Married Phyllis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584909340952,"sku":"9781439911396","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/out-in-the-union-a-labor-history-of-queer-america-hardback-9781439911396","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}