Community unionism in Baltimore and Stamford: beyond the politics of particularism

The author asserts that unions need to find alternative means of reaching workers than the traditional work-site method due to the change in the structure of employment in the US, with more of the work-force being employed in part-time, low-wage jobs. Examples of community-based labor organizing in Baltimore, Maryland and Stamford, Connecticut are used to evaluate how unions can develop new strategies such as multiunion alliances between community organizations, religious institutions and ethnic groups to promote labor relations on behalf of workers.