In 1991, Columbia University's one thousand clerical workers
launched a successful campaign for justice in their workplace. This
diverse union -- two-thirds black and Latina, three-fourths women
-- was committed to creating an inclusive movement organization and
to fighting for all kinds of justice. How could they address the
many race and gender injustices members faced, avoid schism, and
maintain the unity needed to win? Sharon Kurtz, an experienced
union activist and former clerical worker herself, was welcomed
into the union and pursued these questions. Using this case study
and secondary studies of sister clerical unions at Yale and
Harvard, she examines the challenges and potential of identity
politics in labor movements.
With the Columbia strike as a point of departure, Kurtz argues
that identity politics are valuable for mobilizing groups, but
often exclude members and their experiences of oppression. However,
Kurtz believes that identity politics should not be abandoned as a
component in building movements, but should be reframed -- as
multi-identity politics. In the end she shows an approach to
organizing with great potential impact not only for labor unions
but for any social movement.
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