Labor Rising: The Past and Future of Working People in AmericaWhen Wisconsin governor Scott Walker threatened the collective bargaining rights of the state's public sector employees in early 2011, the massive protests that erupted inresponse put the labor movement back on the nation's front pages. It was a fleeting reminder of a not-so-distant past when the ?labor question”—and the power of organized labor—was part and parcel of a century-long struggle for justice and equality in America. Now, on the heels of the expansive Occupy Wall Street movement and midterm election outcomes that are encouraging for the labor movement, the lessons of history are a vital handhold for the thousands of activists and citizens everywhere who sense that something has gone terribly wrong. This pithy and accessible volume provides readers with an understanding of the history that is directly relevant to the economic and political crises working people face today, and points the way to a revitalized twenty-first-century labor movement. With original contributions from leading labor historians, social critics, and activists, Labor Rising makes crucial connections between the past and present, and then looks forward, asking how we might imagine a different future for all Americans. |
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Introduction Daniel Katz and Richard A Greenwald | 1 |
Community and Coalitions | 11 |
Place Matters | 81 |
State and Policy | 123 |
Political Economy | 189 |
Marcellus Andrews | 214 |
Beyond Borders | 237 |
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Labor Rising: The Past and Future of Working People in America Richard Greenwald,Daniel Katz Pratinjau terbatas - 2012 |
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