Labour & Industrial Relations 52

Parallel histories of workers in two port cities, Baltimore and Guayaquil, illustrate divergent paths in the development of the Americas. The United States and the countries of Latin America were al……続きを見る

This study of the Antonescu regime’s forced-labor system “offers precious insights to historians and social scientists alike” (Dennis Deletant, author of Ion Antonescu: Hitler’s Forgotten Ally). Bet……続きを見る

A “valuable” analysis of the speeches, letters, and interviews of the United Farm Workers cofounder and Latina activist (Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies). Since the 1950s, Latina activist Dolor……続きを見る

This historical analysis of the 1937 Chicago Steel Strike demonstrates how it revealed systemic oppression and inspired the larger progressive movement. On Memorial Day 1937, thousands of steelworke……続きを見る

“Gignoni tells the stories of farmworkers, mothers, priests, and plutocrats with compassion, poetry, and fierce humanity.” ーRaj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved Migrant farmworkers in the Unite……続きを見る

The book that “has helped to make transnational analyses of reproductive labor central to our understanding of race and gender in the twenty-first century” (Angela Y. Davis, author of Freedom Is a C……続きを見る

A provocative analysis of labor, globalization, and environmental harm by the award-winning historian and author of A History of America in Ten Strikes. In the current state of our globalized econom……続きを見る

“Should be required reading for all workers’ rights advocates.” ーBernie Sanders Between 2008 and 2010, the progressive wing of the US labor movement tore itself apart in a series of internecine str……続きを見る

“An incisive history” of how a bicycle messenger service in Seattle became a global behemoth, and the labor battles along the way (Dissent). We may see their trademark brown trucks everywhere today,……続きを見る

“The definitive history of an important but largely forgotten labor organization and its heroic struggles with an icon of industrial capitalism.” ーAhmed A. White, author of The Last Great Strike Th……続きを見る

Britain’s year-long miners’ strike against the Thatcher administration is vividly recounted in this diary of one of its most vocal leaders. John Lowe was at the forefront of the fight for jobs durin……続きを見る

“His aim is to make the history of labor in the U.S. more accessible to students and the general reader. He succeeds” (Booklist). In a blend of economic, social, and political history, Paul Le Blanc……続きを見る

How the rise of machines changed the way we think about workーand about success. The phrase “a strong work ethic” conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But whe……続きを見る

“One of the leading intellectuals of the labor movement” explores the state of unions in the United States, as well as evaluating the forces working against them (Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Hamme……続きを見る

“A fascinating account of . . . Catholic and Protestant workers coming together to protest against a harsh state relief program” (Belfast Telegraph). In October 1932, the streets of Belfast were gri……続きを見る

From the author of On New Terrain, a historical examination of why American workers never organized in early industrial America and what it means today. Why has there been no viable, independent lab……続きを見る

A collection of newspaper articles about Dust Bowl migrants in California’s Central Valley by the author of The Grapes of Wrath, accompanied by photos. Three years before his triumphant novel The Gr……続きを見る

The construction trades once provided unionized craftsmen a route to the middle class and a sense of pride and dignity often denied other blue-collar workers. Today, union members still earn wages a……続きを見る

“How 1,000 Latina workers in Watsonville, California won an 18-month long strike . . . an inspiring tale” (Mae M. Ngai, author of Impossible Subjects and The Lucky Ones) On September 9, 1985, a pred……続きを見る

This anthology explores the international labor movements building worker solidarity across the Global South. Since the 1980s, the world’s working class has been under continual assault by the force……続きを見る

“A concise, well-written history of U.S. working-class struggle and radicalism” from the author of Women and Socialism: Class, Race, and Capital (Solidarity). Smith explores how the connection betwe……続きを見る

“A detailed and provocative study of how capital has changed since the 1980s and its effects on the working class and political parties in the USA.” ーScottish Left Review On New Terrain challenges ……続きを見る

“This book will give you an entirely new perspective on work in America.” ーBarbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed In what has been described as “the crime wave no one talks about,” billions……続きを見る

A colorful study of the nineteenth century march on Washington, the man who led it, and the national sensation that prefigured the New Deal. In 1893, America was suffering a serious economic depress……続きを見る

“Exposes the shameful fact that most Americans are forced to check their civil libertiesーand especially their freedom of speechーat the workplace door.” ーBarbara Ehrenreich, New York Times-bestsel……続きを見る

“A taut narrative in elegant prose . . . Horne has unearthed a vitally important and mostly forgotten aspect of Hollywood and labor history.” ーPublishers Weekly As World War II wound down in 1945 a……続きを見る

An “intriguing, insightful” look at how algorithms and robots could lead to social unrestーand how to avoid it (The Economist, Books of the Year). After decades of effort, researchers are finally cr……続きを見る

An investigative history of Depression Era power brokers and labor wars in the construction of the Pulaski Skyway across the New Jersey Meadowlands. In the 1930s, as America’s love affair with the a……続きを見る

This in-depth history of the Memorial Day Massacre brings new clarity to the conflicting reports that left too many questions unanswered. A violent period of American labor history reached its blood……続きを見る

A local story with profound national implications, now available as a paperback with a new preface by the author. Absentee owners. Single-minded concern for the bottom line. Friction between workers……続きを見る