Beyond $15 - Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor

The inside story of the first successful $15 minimum wage campaign that renewed a national labor movement With captivating narrative and insightful commentary, labor organizer Jonathan Rosenblum reveals the inside story of the first successful fight for a $15 minimum wage, which renewed a national labor movement through bold strategy and broad inclusiveness. Just outside Seattle, an unlikely alliance of Sea-Tac Airport workers, union and community activists, and clergy staged face-to-face confrontations with corporate leaders to unite a diverse, largely immigrant workforce in a struggle over power between airport workers and business and political elites. Digging deep into the root causes of poverty wages, Rosenblum gives a blunt assessment of the daunting problems facing unions today. Beyond $15 provides an inspirational blueprint for a powerful, all-inclusive labor movement and is a call for workers to reclaim their power in the new economy.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Rosenblum, Jonathan D. Rosenblum
• Publisher: BEACON PRESS
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780807098127
• ISBN: 978-0-8070-9812-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries