Labor Rising: The Past and Future of Working People in America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781595585189)

When 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.


Author: Richard Greenwald, Daniel Katz
ISBN-10: 1595585184
ISBN-13: 9781595585189
Publisher: New Press
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2012
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/16/2012 pg. 51
Booklist 05/15/2012 pg. 7