Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor MovementThe inside story of the first successful $15 minimum wage campaign that renewed a national labor movement With captivating narrative and insightful commentary, labor organizer Jonathan Rosenblum reveals the inside story of the first successful fight for a $15 minimum wage, which renewed a national labor movement through bold strategy and broad inclusiveness. Just outside Seattle, an unlikely alliance of Sea-Tac Airport workers, union and community activists, and clergy staged face-to-face confrontations with corporate leaders to unite a diverse, largely immigrant workforce in a struggle over power between airport workers and business and political elites. Digging deep into the root causes of poverty wages, Rosenblum gives a blunt assessment of the daunting problems facing unions today. Beyond $15 provides an inspirational blueprint for a powerful, all-inclusive labor movement and is a call for workers to reclaim their power in the new economy. |
Contents
First Page | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 12 |
Chapter 3 | 37 |
Chapter 4 | 56 |
Chapter 5 | 73 |
Chapter 6 | 92 |
Chapter 7 | 110 |
Chapter 8 | 133 |
Chapter 9 | 154 |
Chapter 10 | 173 |
Acknowledgments | 192 |
Sources | 196 |
Notes | 198 |
Last Page | 208 |
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