Jonathan Rosenblum

Beyond $15 (eBook, ePUB)

Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor Movement

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The inside story of the first successful $15 minimum wage campaign that renewed a national labor movement With captivating narrative and insightful commentary, labor organizer Jonathan Rosenblum reveals the inside story of the first successful fight for a $15 minimum wage, which renewed a national labor movement through bold strategy and broad inclusiveness. Just outside Seattle, an unlikely alliance of Sea-Tac Airport workers, union and community activists, and clergy staged face-to-face confrontations with corporate leaders to unite a diverse, largely immigrant workforce in a struggle over power between airport workers and business and political elites. Digging deep into the root causes of poverty wages, Rosenblum gives a blunt assessment of the daunting problems facing unions today. Beyond $15 provides an inspirational blueprint for a powerful, all-inclusive labor movement and is a call for workers to reclaim their power in the new economy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780807098097
• Artikelnr.: 47510239

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Rosenblum has been a labor organizer for more than thirty years, playing key roles including Sea-Tac Airport campaign director. His writing has been featured in Tikkun, In These Times, and Yes! Magazine. He lives in Seattle, WA.

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE
Lessons in Power
ONE
An Introduction to Power Inequality
TWO
Power Shift
THREE
Game Changer: Sea-Tac and the Fight for a Fair Economy
FOUR
Bridging the Trust Gap
FIVE
A Moral Movement
SIX
If You Want Big Change, You Need a Big Idea
SEVEN
Speaking Truth in the Halls of Power
EIGHT
Union Troubles, Community Win
NINE
Beyond the Ballot Box
TEN
Beyond $15: The Social Movement Union
Acknowledgments
Author Interviews
Notes