Tell the Bosses We're Coming - A New Action Plan for Workers in the Twenty-first Century

"Shaun Richman explains how important it is to bring labor unions back from the edge of institutional annihilation. Based on historical research and legal analysis, as well as his own experience as a union organizing director, Richman lays out an action plan for U.S. workers in the twenty-first century by which we can internalize the concept that workers are equal human beings, entitled to health care, dignity, job security-and definitely, the right to strike"--

About the author

Shaun Richman spent a decade and a half as a union organizer and representative. He is the Program Director of the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State College. His writing has been published in The American Prospect, In These Times, Jacobin, The New York Daily News, and the New York Times, among other outlets.

Summary

In an age of rampant inequality, of increasing social protest and strikes-and when a majority of workers say they want to be union members - why does union density continue to decline? In this compelling new book, Shaun Richman offers some answers.

Product details

• Authors: Shaun Richman
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781583678565
• ISBN: 978-1-58367-856-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 147 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 402 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Politics / Current Events, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations