Publisher's Synopsis
Tells the stories of workers and veterans standing up and fighting back using evocative images and concise, stand-alone essays. The author has already had success garnering an online audience of two to three million views for the articles selected for this collection. Provides high school and college teachers and students a readable, engaging reference tool for instruction in labor history and general US history. At a time when the labor movement is in decline and under attack this book gives a vibrant account of a labor history filled with struggle and resistance that will both educate and inspire union members and labor activists. Teaches a younger generation of activists and students, especially those involved in social justice struggles and low wage worker organizing, lessons of labor history that are relevant to the battles of today.
