But it would be shortsighted to count on a new labor movement emerging within the confines of the existing unions. Throughout the country, new organizations are struggling to survive. Some of these are workers’ centers; others are unions formed, especially by the working poor, without early prospects for achieving collective bargaining. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, with about 15,000 members, relies almost exclusively on brief strikes, highway blockages, and city hall demonstrations to win its demands. The members negotiate informally with the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission. The workers’ centers mobilize strikes, but not for the purpose of gaining union recognition, which, especially in manufacturing sectors, could result in capital flight. What they usually want is unpaid back wages, better safety conditions, and reinstatement of workers who have been fired for union activity.