Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists and the Revival of the Labor Movement
By Jonathan Rosenblum. Tells the story of the first successful fight for a $15 minimum wage, which renewed a national labor movement... Read More
Equality on Trial: Gender and Rights in the Modern American Workplace (Politics and Culture in Modern America)
By Katherine Turk. Synthesizing the histories of work, social movements, and civil rights in the postwar US, examines how Title VII of... Read More
Human Rights in Labor Relations: International and Domestic Perspectives
By James Gross and Lance Compa. Focuses on the various ways the promotion and protection of human rights at workplaces here and... Read More
I Am Not a Tractor!: How Florida Farmworkers Took On the Fast Food Giants and Won
By Susan Marquis. The story of the Fair Food Movement, including conversations with the Coalition of Immokalee Worker (CIW) staff and auditors... Read More
Invisible Hands: Voices from the Global Economy
By Corinne Goria. A collection of oral histories revealing human rights abuses occurring behind the scenes of the global economy — at... Read More
Labor Rights Are Civil Rights
By Zaragosa Vargas. A history of the Mexican-American labor movement in twentieth-century America, focusing on the large Mexican American communities in Texas,... Read More
Sojourners
Encourages Christians to put their faith into action in the passionate pursuit of social justice, peace, and environmental stewardship through resources like... Read More
The Changing Role of Unions: New Forms of Representation (Issues in Work and Human Resources)
By Phanindra V. Wunnava. Due to the trend toward multinational corporations, free trade pacts and dismantling import barriers, organized labor has been... Read More
The Unfinished Struggle
By Steve Babson. Provides a history of the modern American labor movement, examining the numerous attempts to organize workers from the Great... Read More
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
By David K. Shipler. Narrates the lives of the working poor and their struggles as well as details the failures of society... Read More
Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid & What We Can Do About It
By Kim Bobo. An incisive handbook for activists, organizers, workers and concerned citizens on how to prevent the flagrant exploitation of America’s... Read More
Workers Rights Manual
Free comprehensive workers’ rights publication from Arise Chicago, available in downloadable form, in English, Spanish, and Polish, and written at an 8th... Read More
Your Rights in the Workplace
By Barbara Repa. Covers everything from rules for hiring and getting paid through losing a job and unemployment benefits, including: illegal firings... Read More