On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union

On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union
ISBN-10
1643750712
ISBN-13
9781643750712
Series
On the Line
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2022-03-29
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Author
Daisy Pitkin

Description

"The story of two dedicated women, a labor organizer and an immigrant laundry worker, coming together to spearhead an audacious campaign to unionize one of the most dangerous industries in one of the most anti-union states-Arizona-and offering a nuanced look at the modern-day labor movement and the future of workers' rights"--

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