{"product_id":"working-9-to-5-ellen-cassedy-9781641608220","title":"Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A must-read for any activist or reader in search for a piece of inspiration.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Liz Shuler, president, AFL-CIO \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Sarton Awards Finalist for Memoir \u003cbr\u003e 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist - Women's Issues category\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e9 to 5\u003c\/i\u003e wasn't just a comic film--it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorking 9 to 5\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a lively, informative, firsthand account \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epacked with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Cassedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641608226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641608220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.29w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2022","brand":"Ellen Cassedy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056400494847,"sku":"9781641608220","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b2e4351-3031-42f5-bb0a-244d893174c3.jpg?v=1685041111","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/working-9-to-5-ellen-cassedy-9781641608220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}