Abstract:This article relates the three-year history of the People's Budget Review, a highly unusual coalition of progressive forces in St. Petersburg, Florida, spearheaded by the Florida Public Services Union (FPSU). The People's Budget Review has completely reoriented the public terms of discussion around city budgetary and social priorities and has won impressive victories. The issues faced by the FPSU as it transitioned from a more "normal" union to one focused centrally on "public goods" rather than simply collect… Show more
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