From the Great Steel Strike of 1919 to the recent struggles of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the following titles explore past and current issues in the labor movement.
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Labor activist Jane McAlevey charts the rise and fall of private and public sector unions, while making the argument that even weakened unions are key resources in fighting income and political inequality.
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An analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted and activated the working class.
An inclusive history of marginalized groups’ contributions to the labor movement.
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Saket Soni, founder of the labor rights nonprofit Resilience Force, tells the story of over 500 Indian migrant workers who were held captive in a Mississippi Labor Camp, and the organization’s efforts to free them.
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Although Boston was a hotspot for radical abolitionism, the rhetoric did not lead to equitable opportunity for the freed Black people who came there to find a better life.
Labor organizer Daisy Pitkin describes her experience unionizing industrial laundry workers in Arizona along with worker Alma Gomez García, showing how union organizing transforms communities and individuals.
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hrough interviews with activists within the LGBTQIA+ advocacy and labor movements, Miriam Frank documents the intersection of queer and workers’ rights activism from the 1960s to today.
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An account of the Great Steel Strike of 1919, the largest strike to date in the United States, and one that shut down half of the steel industry.
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A history of international worker organizing and support, from its rise in the 1860s to its fall in the 1980s.
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A close look into a new labor movement led by low-wage workers worldwide as they organize and fight for better pay, benefits, and working conditions.