Ten Years of Work and Struggle in the Fields of California
In 1971, Bruce Neuburger--young, out of work, and radicalized by the 60s counterculture in Berkeley--took a job as a farmworker on a whim. He could have hardly anticipated that he would spend the next decade laboring up and down the agricultural valleys of California, alongside the anonymous and largely immigrant workforce that feeds the nation. ......
Ten Years of Work and Struggle in the Fields of California
In 1971, Bruce Neuburger--young, out of work, and radicalized by the 60s counterculture in Berkeley--took a job as a farmworker on a whim. He could have hardly anticipated that he would spend the next decade laboring up and down the agricultural valleys of California, alongside the anonymous and largely immigrant workforce that feeds the nation. ......
Explores the intertwined histories of Jews and the American Left through a rich variety of primary documents. Written in English and Yiddish, this title includes documents that reflect the entire spectrum of radical opinion, from anarchism to social democracy, Communism to socialist-Zionism.
Explores the intertwined histories of Jews and the American Left through a rich variety of primary documents. Written in English and Yiddish, this title includes documents that reflect the entire spectrum of radical opinion, from anarchism to social democracy, Communism to socialist-Zionism.
In this new edition of Why Unions Matter, Michael D. Yates shows why unions still matter. Unions mean better pay, benefits, and working conditions for their members; they force employers to treat employees with dignity and respect; and at their best, they provide a way for workers to make society both more democratic and egalitarian. Yates uses ......
Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Reveals the experiences of black sailors and their contribution to the struggle for labour and civil rights, the history of the Communist Party and its black members, and the significant dimensions of Jamaican labour and political radicalism.
The American Federation of Labor during World War II
A history of the American Federation of Labor, which played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940s.
Tells the story of how longshoremen in South Carolina confronted attempts to wipe out the state's powerful black organization. This book explores a local conflict and in the process exposes the powers that rule the United States and the global economy.
Tells the story of how longshoremen in South Carolina confronted attempts to wipe out the state's powerful black organization. This book explores a local conflict and in the process exposes the powers that rule the United States and the global economy.
