Labor Unions Books


Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice Best Price: $12.47 The U.S. trade union movement finds itself today on a global battlefield filled with landmines...	U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition: The Failure of Reform from Above, The Promise of Revival from Below Best Price: $18.35 The finest historian of the contemporary labor movement uncovers the secrets of its collapse and...	State of the Unions: How Labor Can Strengthen the Middle Class, Improve Our Economy, and Regain Political Influence Best Price: $12.43 There are so few U.S. labor reporters left on the beat. Phil Dine happens to be one of the best...	Labor Relations: Striking a Balance Best Price: $106.95 John Budd continues to present the most dynamic, engaging approach to understanding labor...	The Union Steward's Complete Guide: A Survival Guide Best Price: $14.47 A MUST for the new Stewart, and very helpful for the experienced Stewart, as a refresher.



Confessions of a Union Buster Best Price: $41.95 This book is a fascinating account of not only union busting but a man's descent into greed. I...	A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track Best Price: $6.47 Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) comes now with his own...	Organizing to Win: New Research on Union Strategies (ILR Press Books) Best Price: $13.50 This is a good reference tool for Union Organizers, a bit outdated, but a lot of the info is...	Union-Free America: Workers and Antiunion Culture (Working Class in American History) Best Price: $29.20 Larry Richards was a prime leader in the drive to organize computer software engineers in the...	The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement Best Price: $6.88 At a time when the Mexican-US border is rife with contention, one needs some inspiration for...



Rebuilding Labor: Organizing and Organizers in the New Union Movement Best Price: $19.95 This book is a good reference tool for the novice Union Organizer. I recommend it highly. It...	Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster's Story Best Price: $12.47 A very riveting book that drips with a son's respect and admiration for his father's crusade for...	Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West Best Price: $15.79 There is a lot of empty space in Southern Colorado. This book masterfully fills in some of this...	Hard Work: Remaking the American Labor Movement Best Price: $17.75 In this book, Fantasia and Voss--two long-time, respected labor scholars--provide a great...	The Fall of the House of Labor: The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925 Best Price: $26.95 David Montgomery analyzes the United States between 1865-1925 in terms of the conflicting social...

Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class Best Price: $1.50 Larry Tye is a white guy writing about a specific aspect of the "black experience." ...	Labor in America: A History Best Price: $25.49 This is not "Capitalism in America". It is not "Management in America". If...	The Great Coalfield War Best Price: $14.50	The Enemy Within: The Mcclellan Committee's Crusade Against Jimmy Hoffa And Corrupt Labor Unions Best Price: $12.96 This was a interesting book,but it can come of a little dry ecspecially at the end. It is just...	What Do Unions Do?: A Twenty-Year Perspective Best Price: $33.40

The Hoffa Wars: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa Best Price: $4.18 The Introduction for "The Hoffa Wars" was Jonathan Kwitney's memory of a search for...	What Workers Want (Copublished With Russell Sage Foundation) Best Price: $19.95 Finally a book that ask's workers what they want, rather than some pontification of a...	Why Unions Matter Best Price: $13.01 This book has a great history of unions and the American Labor Movement as well. I didn't know...	The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi Best Price: $5.84 This book successfully captures the unique nature of the man, Tony Mazzocchi, a tireless...	Global Unions: Challenging Transnational Capital Through Cross-Border Campaigns (Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series) Best Price: $20.25 Terry Boswell, Emory University Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell University Henry J. Frundt, Ramapo...

The War Against Hope: How Teachers' Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education Best Price: $3.16 I am a veteran public school teacher and read this entire captivating book in one sitting. ...	The Union Member's Complete Guide: Everything You Want -- And Need -- To Know About Working Union Best Price: $7.75 This book gave me timely advice when I needed it, As a reference guide this book is worth having...	One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity Best Price: $12.00 Robert Kennedy and C?sar Ch?vez came from opposite sides of the tracks of race and class that...	Lexicon of Labor: More Than 500 Key Terms, Biographical Sketches, and Historical Insights Concerning Labor in America Best Price: $7.49 I used this book so much that I wore it out! I had to get it re-binded. I needed this book for...	The University Against Itself: The NYU Strike and the Future of the Academic Workplace Best Price: $23.01 The essays in this book, written by people involved either involved in the strike (graduate...

The Worm in the Apple: How the Teacher Unions Are Destroying American Education Best Price: $1.47 His background is in financial writing so hes always no nonsense! I recommend all his books!!! ...	Unions in Crisis?: The Future of Organized Labor in America (American Social and Political Movements) Best Price: $30.75 Unionism in the United States was quite successful during and after World War II, especially...	An Anthology Of Respect: The Pullman Porters National Historic Registry Of African American Railroad Employees Best Price: $28.89 During the summer of 2007 I had the pleasure of helping Lyn with the data file for this...	Rekindling the Movement: Labor's Quest for Relevance in the Twenty-First Century (Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series, No. 11) Best Price: $19.95	Civil Rights Unionism: Tobacco Workers and the Struggle for Democracy in the Mid-Twentieth-Century South Best Price: $21.15 This is a terrific book--an important history that brings together a story of race, labor...

Crisis In Bethlehem Best Price: $15.00 I worked for Bethlehem Steel during the latter time period that this book covers and I knew some...	Survival of the Fittest Best Price: $15.00 I finished reading this book the day I received it in the mail. This book has large prints than...	All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw Best Price: $13.52 This is a timeless classic, and not just among memoirs, because the subject was a great...	Joe Hill Best Price: $10.01 This is a well-researched, fairly well-composed telling of the life and the trial and execution...	Education For Changing Unions Best Price: $19.51 This book is perhaps the most valuable contribution to union education in many years. More...

Ravenswood: The Steelworkers' Victory and the Revival of American Labor (ILR Press Books) Best Price: $18.37 The writers provide excellent research and history on RAVENSWOOD, detailing convincingly how...	Cannery Women, Cannery Lives: Mexican Women, Unionization, and the California Food Processing Industry, 1930-1950 Best Price: $17.97 Women have been the mainstay of the grueling, seasonal canning industry for over a century. This...	Solidarity for Sale: How Corruption Destroyed the Labor Movement and Undermined America's Promise Best Price: $0.01 Based upon the title of the book and Fitch's opening chapter, one expects a coherent attempt to...	The Workers' Union Best Price: $11.75 Flora Tristan (1803-44) was a leading nineteenth-century French social theorist and author who...	Joe Hill: The IWW & The Making Of A Revolutionary Working Class Counterculture Best Price: $17.00 I bought this book researching Joe Hill, who eludes Rosemont as effectively as he does everyone...

Race against Liberalism: Black Workers and the UAW in Detroit (Working Class in American History) Best Price: $14.11 Race against Liberalism: Black Workers and the UAW in Detroit examines how black workers'...	Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball Best Price: $10.30 Illuminating look at the changing face of America's former national pastime and its recent...	Bucket of Blood, The Ragman's War Best Price: $10.83 Having grown up in Russellton, Pa. - the setting of this book, I can vouch for the accuracy of...	In Labor's Cause: Main Themes on the History of the American Worker Best Price: $3.89 If you are begining to learn about the labor world, this is the perfect book to start out with. ...	Youth at Work Best Price: $20.97 Young people often work in some of the lowest-paying, lowest-status jobs there arein...

Reds or Rackets?: The Making of Radical and Conservative Unions on the Waterfront Best Price: $10.00 The classic question of American Exceptionalism is "Why was there no socialism in...	Which Side Are You On?: Trying to Be for Labor When It's Flat on Its Back, Revised Edition Best Price: $5.98 You know how some people say, "I don't believe in religion, but I believe in God"?...	Conflicting Missions?: Teachers Unions and Educational Reform Best Price: $19.95 This is a well written book. It explores the connection between the teacher unions and efforts...	Autobiography of Mother Jones Best Price: $4.11 I was assigned this book for class, and I wasn't too fond of it. It's not that I think Mother...	We Are Poor but So Many: The Story of Self-Employed Women in India Best Price: $40.76 Ela Bhatt is widely recognized as one of the world's most remarkable pioneers and...

The Work of Dance: Labor, Movement, and Identity in the 1930s Best Price: $5.98 In this insightful new book, Mark Franko explores the many genres of theatrical dancing during...

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