After years of being ignored by the media and public, labor finds itself squarely in the spotlight - under attack from all angles and fighting back fiercely. No longer can anyone claim that labor's falling membership has made it a mere relic, for its adversaries would not expend so much energy to destroy a movement grown truly irrelevant. But what is this war on labor all about? Can unions survive, and how? And what are the stakes for the middle class and for our country?With the benefit of 25 years of award-winning reporting, Philip M. Dine takes us on a riveting journey - replete with colorful characters and penetrating analysis - that answers these questions. It places today's news in context while making a powerful argument that a reinvigorated labor movement and a strong middle class are inextricably linked.?Phil Dine offers an insightful, riveting, reader-friendly examination of organized labor??- Alexis Herman, 23rd U. S. Secretary of Labor??a thoughtful work that gives readers hope that America's working class can regain the strength and respect they rightfully deserve.?- American Prospect?...a mu
After years of being ignored by the media and public, labor finds itself squarely in the spotlight - under attack from all angles and fighting back fiercely. No longer can anyone claim that labor's falling membership has made it a mere relic, for its adversaries would not expend so much energy to destroy a movement grown truly irrelevant. But what is this war on labor all about? Can unions survive, and how? And what are the stakes for the middle class and for our country?With the benefit of 25 years of award-winning reporting, Philip M. Dine takes us on a riveting journey - replete with colorful characters and penetrating analysis - that answers these questions. It places today's news in context while making a powerful argument that a reinvigorated labor movement and a strong middle class are inextricably linked.?Phil Dine offers an insightful, riveting, reader-friendly examination of organized labor??- Alexis Herman, 23rd U. S. Secretary of Labor??a thoughtful work that gives readers hope that America's working class can regain the strength and respect they rightfully deserve.?- American Prospect?...a mu