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Available
Pages
xv; 397
Collection
Publication
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Description
From the longtime New York Times labor correspondent comes an in-depth look at working men and women in America, the challenges they face, and how they can be re-empowered.
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LibraryThing member nog
Democratic politicians better read this book if they want to understand why they will continue to lose elections if they don't move leftward.
LibraryThing member streamsong
I had not expected to enjoy this book when the PBS Now Read This Book Club made it one of their selections. I had expected it to be rather dry.
I was wrong.
Instead of being a complete history of the labor movement, it was episodic, exploring key bits of important history.
These included the
It goes on to examine more modern strikes by nurses and teachers who are not just striking for higher wages or better working conditions, but for better care for their patients and pupils.
It also expands on the current issue for a $15 minimum wage. The author argues that a larger piece of the pie for workers who are not making even a subsistence living is what will create a healthy economy.
Well written and very informative.
I was wrong.
Instead of being a complete history of the labor movement, it was episodic, exploring key bits of important history.
These included the
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Triangle Shirtwaist fire and of course, the 1968 Sanitations Workers’ strike that brought Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis, Tennessee where King was assassinated.It goes on to examine more modern strikes by nurses and teachers who are not just striking for higher wages or better working conditions, but for better care for their patients and pupils.
It also expands on the current issue for a $15 minimum wage. The author argues that a larger piece of the pie for workers who are not making even a subsistence living is what will create a healthy economy.
Well written and very informative.
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LibraryThing member wearyhobo
Call it three stars if you've read other labor history and are part of or at least follow the movement today, 4.5 if this is your introductory text.
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Physical description
xv, 397 p.; 25 cm
ISBN
9781101874431