Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Reviving the strike Reviving the strike Joe Burns "If the American labor movement is to rise again, it will not be as a result of electing Democrats, the passage of legislation, or improved methods of union organizing. Rather, workers will need to r… OL15933519W
Labor rising Labor rising Richard A. Greenwald,Richard Greenwald,Daniel Katz "When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker threatened the collective bargaining rights of the state's public-sector employees in early 2011, the huge protests that erupted in response put the labor moveme… OL16499049W
From the folks who brought you the weekend From the folks who brought you the weekend Arthur Ben Chitty,Priscilla Murolo,Priscilla Murolo,A.B. Chitty 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 … OL3347265W
The end of the peasantry The end of the peasantry Anthony W. Pereira "Study of emerging rural labor politics in the sugar zone of Pernambuco under military rule shows how popular movements contribute to both democratization and social change. Work is well-researched, … OL3347401W
Working women, working men Working women, working men Joel Wolfe "Based on archival data on oral histories, work examines rise of Brazil's industrial working class by focusing on female and male textile and metallurgical workers in São Paulo. Analyzes interaction… OL4312466W
Confronting American Labor Confronting American Labor Jeffrey W. Coker "Confronting American Labor traces the development of the American left, from the Depression era through the Cold War, by examining four representative intellectuals who grappled with the difficult q… OL5820902W