{"product_id":"strike-back-joe-burns-9781632460899","title":"Strike Back: Rediscovering Militant Tactics to Fight the Attacks on Public Employee Unions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"There is no collective bargaining without the strike. Joe Burns' \u003ci\u003eStrike Back\u003c\/i\u003e helps awaken the labor movement to our collective power. This book belongs in the hands of every unionist who wants to build power for working people through militant grassroots activism.\" --\u003cb\u003eSARA NELSON\u003c\/b\u003e, President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, police, firefighters, sanitation workers and many other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history. These workers were able to transform the nature of public employment, winning union recognition for millions and ultimately forcing reluctant politicians to pass laws allowing for collective bargaining and even the right to strike. \u003ci\u003eStrike Back\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers this history of militancy to provide tactics for a new generation of public employees facing unprecedented attacks on their labor rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis newly updated edition discusses many significant recent developments for public employee unions, including the Supreme Court decision in \u003ci\u003eJanus\u003c\/i\u003e and the 2018 teacher strike wave. Featuring a foreword by Eric Blanc, author of \u003ci\u003eRed State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632460890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632460899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ig Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Joe Burns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994409566463,"sku":"9781632460899","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c713165d-e98b-4ce9-aa17-dd4e616354ae.jpg?v=1683329980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strike-back-joe-burns-9781632460899","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}