Shifting Gears tells the story of how Canada's largest private-sector union shifted its political strategy from an emphasis on transformative activism to transactional partnerships.

1 Shifting Gears: An Introduction

2 In the Driver's Seat: The Birth of the CAW and the Promise of Social Unionism

3 Back-Seat Driver? The CAW as Left Critic, 1988-95

4 Winding Road: Rebuilding the Left, 1995-2003

5 A Fork in the Road: The CAW Turns to Economic and Political Defensiveness, 2003-12

6 Merge Ahead: The Birth of Unifor and the Consolidation of Transactional Politics, 2013-21

7 Head-On Collision: The Fall of Jerry Dias and the Future of Unifor

8 The Road Ahead: Unifor and the Changing Landscape of Working-Class Politics

Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Stephanie Ross and Larry Savage