This case study of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) demonstrates the value of resource dependence and contingency organizational theories - two branches of organization theory, which has most commonly been used to interpret firm behavior - for analyzing union revitalization....

Private sector unionism is in decline in the United States. As a result, labor advocates, community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals concerned with the well-being of workers have sought to develop alternative ways to represent workers' interests. Emerging Labor Market...