{"product_id":"on-the-job-celeste-monforton-9781620975015","title":"On the Job: The Untold Story of America's Work Centers and the New Fight for Wages, Dignity, and Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor over 60 million people, work in America has been a story of declining wages, insecurity, and unsafe conditions, especially amid the coronavirus epidemic. This new and troubling reality has galvanized media and policymakers, but all the while a different and little-known story of rebirth and struggle has percolated just below the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Job\u003c\/em\u003e is the first account of a new kind of labor movement, one that is happening locally, quietly, and among our country's most vulnerable--but essential--workers. Noted public health expert Celeste Monforton and award-winning journalist Jane M. Von Bergen crisscrossed the country, speaking with workers of all backgrounds and uncovering the stories of hundreds of new, worker-led organizations (often simply called worker centers) that have successfully achieved higher wages, safer working conditions and on-the-job dignity for their members.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Job\u003c\/em\u003e describes ordinary people finding their voice and challenging power: from housekeepers in Chicago and Houston; to poultry workers in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Springdale, Arkansas; and construction workers across the state of Texas. An inspiring book for dark times, \u003cem\u003eOn the Job\u003c\/em\u003e reveals that labor activism is actually alive and growing--and holds the key to a different future for all working people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celeste Monforton, Jane M. Von Bergen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620975017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620975015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2021 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2021","brand":"Celeste Monforton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049451254015,"sku":"9781620975015","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5647f12-4093-4309-a91d-ab383790ed44.jpg?v=1685001572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-job-celeste-monforton-9781620975015","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}