Political Science - Labor & Industrial Relations

From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, racism, corporate greed, and a skewed political system have been eating away at the social and political fabric of the United States....

Recommended by The Nation, the New Republic, Current Affairs, Bustle, In These Times An "entertaining, tough-minded, and strenuously argued" (The Nation) account of ten moments when workers fought to change the balance of power in America"A brilliantly recounted American history through the prism of...

Why does the Western world look to migrant laborers to perform the most menial tasks? What compels people to leave their homes and accept this humiliating situation? In A Seventh Man, John Berger and Jean Mohr come to grips with what it is to...

"A mesmerizing combination of voices ... Readers will be hooked." -- Publishers WeeklyDuring the Great Depression, out-of-work writers--including Ralph Ellison and other now famous authors-- were hired to interview over 10,000 workers about their jobs and lives. The arrangement, funded by the New Deal's...

An enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform." --NPR.org New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018 * One of President Barack Obama's favorite books of 2018 * Winner of the 2019 J....

The first major collection of writings by civil rights leader Cesar Chavez One of the most important civil rights leaders in American history, Cesar Chavez was a firm believer in the principles of nonviolence, and he effectively employed peaceful tactics to further his cause....

In the early-20th century, strikes and union battles were common in industrial centers throughout the US. But nothing compared to the class warfare of the West Virginia Mine Wars. The origins of this protracted rebellion were in the dictatorial rule of the coal companies...

The Untold Story of Auto Workers Who Helped Change America I've had a friendship with President Trump for nearly a decade. As you read this book, you'll learn what led up to our first fateful meeting, President Trump's description of our meeting, what Macomb...

How the CIA used American unions to undermine workers at home and subvert democracy abroad Blue-Collar Empire tells the shocking story of the AFL-CIO's global anticommunist crusade--and its devastating consequences for workers around the world. Unions have the power not only to secure pay...

In this new edition of a cult classic, an award-winning journalist catalogs the global toll of capitalism on our physical autonomy.Whether for entertainment, under the guise of medicine, or to propel consumerism, heinous acts are perpetrated daily on women's bodies. In Body Horror: Capitalism,...

An exhilarating challenge to the way we think about work, technology, progress, and what we want from the future In the 19th century, English textile workers responded to the introduction of new tecnologies on the factory floor by smashing them to bits. For years...

From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt--"a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate" (Slate)--a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs...and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In...

Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society.Author: Noam Chomsky,Marv WaterstonePublisher: Haymarket BooksPublished: 01/05/2021Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90dISBN: 9781642592634About the AuthorNoam Chomsky was...

What are the rules that govern our workday? Who made them? And how do these rules dominate the rest of our lives? Whether on Caribbean plantations in the seven­teenth century or in Amazon warehouses today, the powerful have constantly developed new techniques to control...

Black autoworkers fight back against exploitation and oppression on the shop floors in the '60s and '70s.Author: Marvin Surkin,Dan GeorgakasPublisher: Haymarket BooksPublished: 08/21/2012Pages: 250Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80dISBN: 9781608462216About the Author*Marvin Surkin, PhD, Political Science, New York University, New York,...

On September 18, 1992 a violent explosion deep in Yellowknife's Giant mine took the lives of nine miners. The men had defied the picket lines that were the scene of violent clashes between the mineworkers and company security forces during a long and bitter...

Communism as a political movement attained global importance after the Bolsheviks toppled the Russian Czar in 1917. After that time the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, especially the influential Communist Manifesto (1848), enjoyed an international audience. The world was to learn a...

Engines of Mischief explores the day-to-day labor, economic, political, and social climate at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in Manchester, England, between 1817 and 1818. Using new economic theories of the time, parliamentary commissions, and news reports, students will engage with crucial issues...

For fans of Bernie Sanders and Thomas Piketty, an urgent intervention against capitalism revealing how economic models serve the extremely wealthy and powerful at the expense of ordinary people--and how we can reclaim our power to make choices about our economic lives. Capitalism isn't...

For readers of Naomi Klein and Nicole Perlroth, a myth-dissolving exposé of how artificial intelligence exploits human labor, and a resounding argument for a more equitable digital future. Silicon Valley has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will...