TY - GEN T1 - On the job : the untold story of worker centers and the new fight for wages, dignity, and health A1 - Monforton, Celeste A1 - Von Bergen, Jane M. LA - English PP - New York PB - The New Press YR - 2021 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1256236807 AB - The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workers For over 60-million people, work in America has been a story of declining wages, insecurity, and unsafe conditions, especially amid the coronavirus epidemic. This new and troubling reality has galvanized media and policymakers, but all the while, a different and little-known story of rebirth and struggle has percolated just below the surface. On the Job is the first account of a new kind of labor movement, one that is happening locally, quietly, and among our country's most vulnerable-but essential-workers. Noted public health expert Celeste Monforton and award-winning journalist Jane M. Von Bergen crisscrossed the country, speaking with workers of all backgrounds and uncovering the stories of hundreds of new, worker-led organizations (often simply called worker centers) that have successfully achieved higher wages, safer working conditions and on-the-job dignity for their members. On the Job describes ordinary people finding their voice and challenging power: from housekeepers in Chicago and Houston; to poultry workers in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Springdale, Arkansas; and construction workers across the state of Texas. An inspiring book for dark times, On the Job reveals that labor activism is, actually alive and growing-and holds the key to a different future for all working people. OP - 290 NO - Description based upon print version of record. CN - HD8072.5 .M65 2021 SN - 1620976633 SN - 9781620976630 KW - Labor : United States : History : 21st century. KW - Wages : United States : History : 21st century. KW - Travail : États-Unis : Histoire : 21e siècle. KW - Labor KW - Wages KW - United States KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General KW - 2000-2099 KW - History ER -