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Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781641608220)
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x"A must-read for any activist or reader in search for a piece of inspiration." --Liz Shuler, president, AFL-CIO 2022 Sarton Awards Finalist for Memoir
2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist - Women's Issues category 9 to 5 wasn't just a comic film--it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends. Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton's toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work. Working 9 to 5 is a lively, informative, firsthand account packed with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment.
Author: Ellen Cassedy
ISBN-10: 1641608226
ISBN-13: 9781641608220
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.29w x 0.75d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/06/2022
2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist - Women's Issues category 9 to 5 wasn't just a comic film--it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends. Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton's toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work. Working 9 to 5 is a lively, informative, firsthand account packed with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment.
Author: Ellen Cassedy
ISBN-10: 1641608226
ISBN-13: 9781641608220
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.29w x 0.75d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/06/2022
By Ellen Cassedy
xEllen Cassedy was a founder of the 9 to 5 organization in 1973. She is the coauthor of 9 to 5: The Working Woman's Guide to Office Survival (with Karen Nussbaum) and The 9 to 5 Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment (with Ellen Bravo). Cassedy is a former columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, was a speechwriter in the Clinton administration, and has contributed to Huffington Post, Redbook, Woman's Day, Hadassah, Philadelphia Inquirer, and other publications. She lives in New York City. Jane Fonda is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer, author, and a longtime activist. She lives in Los Angeles.
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