Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The Tunisian general labor union : a uniquely Tunisian organization
  • Unionists recount the December 17, 2010 uprising from the outbreak of the revolt to efforts to organize the movement
  • The UGTT's polarizing role during the transition
  • The Tabarka congress : revolutionary zeal tests the UGTT's unity
  • The UGTT as a counterbalance
  • Conclusion: lessons learned from the UGTT's role in the revolution
  • Postface
  • Bibliography
  • Appendices
  • Sector-based and regional bodies
  • Advisory commissions
  • UGTT chronology (1946 to January 2014)
  • Index.