‘The most successful coalitions are ones that seek to achieve social change goals at the same time as they strengthen the organisations that participate in them’ says Amanda Tattersall Introducing a study of three long term coalitions involving unions from the United States, Canada and Australia.
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Tattersall identifies 5 principles that help coalitions to achieve social change and renew the strength of unions:
- Less is more
- Individuals matter
- To Wield Self-Interest with a Sword of Justice
- Timely exercise of power through conscious planning
- Multi-scaled coalitions
