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Freefall Freefall
by Joseph E Stiglitz
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The Great Recession, as it has come to be called, has impacted more people worldwide than any crisis since the Great Depression. Flawed government policy and unscrupulous personal and corporate behavior in the United States created the current financial... (read more)
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A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement (Century Foundation Books) A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement (Century Foundation Books)
by Amy B Dean
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Why Unions Matter Why Unions Matter
by Michael D. Yates
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In this new edition of Why Unions Matter, Michael D. Yates shows why unions still matter. Unions mean better pay, benefits, and working conditions for their members; they force employers to treat employees with dignity and respect; and at their best... (read more)
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Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do
by Gabriel Thompson
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What is it like to do the back-breaking work of immigrants? To find out, Gabriel Thompson spent a year working alongside Latino immigrants, who initially thought he was either crazy or an undercover immigration agent. He stooped over lettuce fields in... (read more)
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The Working Poor: Invisible in America The Working Poor: Invisible in America
by David K Shipler
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The Working Poor is a deeply impressive book, a thorough and balanced study of the millions of Americans living at or around the poverty line. Shipler's varied portraits and interviews are insightful and moving, and his analysis of causes and suggestions... (read more)
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Building More Effective Unions Building More Effective Unions
by Paul F. Clark
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Employers have long turned to behavioral science for guidance on making their organizations more effective. Labor scholar Paul F. Clark believes union leaders should also take advantage of the valuable discoveries made in this field, and he offers a... (read more)
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Embedded with Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home Embedded with Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home
by Steve Early
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Collected for the first time, the essays that comprise Embedded With Organized Labor present a unique and informed perspective on the class war at home from a longtime organizer and "participatory labor journalist." Steve Early tackles the most... (read more)
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From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: A Short, Illustrated History of Labor in the United States From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: A Short, Illustrated History of Labor in the United States
by Priscilla Murolo
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Hailed in a starred Publishers Weekly review as a work of impressive even-handedness and analytic acuity . . . that gracefully handles a broad range of subject matter, From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend is the first comprehensive look at American... (read more)
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Children of Nafta : Labor Wars on the U.S. / Mexico Border (04 Edition) Children of Nafta : Labor Wars on the U.S. / Mexico Border (04 Edition)
by David Bacon
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Food, televisions, computer equipment, plumbing supplies, clothing. Much of the material foundation of our everyday lives is produced along the U.S./Mexico border in a world largely hidden from our view. Based on gripping firsthand accounts, this book... (read more)
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Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid - And What We Can Do about It Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid - And What We Can Do about It
by Kimberley A Bobo
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In what has been described as 'the crime wave no one talks about,' billions of dollars worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers in the United States every year. The scope of these abuses is staggering'"paying employees far less than the legal... (read more)
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