They're Bankrupting Us!: And 20 Other Myths about Unions Contributor(s): Fletcher, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807003328 ISBN-13: 9780807003329 Publisher: Beacon Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | United States - General - Political Science | Political Economy |
Dewey: 331.880 |
LCCN: 2012001302 |
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.6" W x 8.53" L (0.68 lbs) 232 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/23/2012 pg. 41 Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2012 Shelf Awareness 08/31/2012 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From Wisconsin to Washington, DC, the claims are made: unions are responsible for budget deficits, and their members are overpaid and enjoy cushy benefits. The only way to save the American economy, pundits claim, is to weaken the labor movement, strip workers of collective bargaining rights, and champion private industry. In They're Bankrupting Us : And 20 Other Myths about Unions, labor leader Bill Fletcher Jr. makes sense of this debate as he unpacks the twenty-one myths most often cited by anti-union propagandists. Drawing on his experiences as a longtime labor activist and organizer, Fletcher traces the historical roots of these myths and provides an honest assessment of the missteps of the labor movement. He reveals many of labor's significant contributions, such as establishing the forty-hour work week and minimum wage, guaranteeing safe workplaces, and fighting for equity within the workforce. This timely, accessible, warts and all book argues, ultimately, that unions are necessary for democracy and ensure economic and social justice for all people. |
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