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  • From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend

    An Illustrated History of Labor in the United States

    Newly updated: “An enjoyable introduction to American working-class history.” —The American ProspectPraised for its “impressive even-handedness”, From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend has set the standard for viewing American history through the prism of working people (Publishers Weekly, starred review). From indentured servants and slaves in seventeenth-century Chesapeake to high-tech ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Private Government

    How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)

    Series Book 44 - The University Center for Human Values Series
    Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments—and why we can't see itOne in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number probably would be even higher if we recognized most employers for what they are—private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives, on duty and off. We normally think of government as something only the state does, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A History of America in Ten Strikes

    by Erik Loomis ...
    **Recommended by The Nation, the New Republic, Current Affairs, Bustle, *In These TimesAn “entertaining, tough-minded, and strenuously argued” (The Nation) account of ten moments when workers fought to change the balance of power in America*“A brilliantly recounted American history through the prism of major labor struggles, with critically important lessons for those who seek a better future for ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • State of the Union

    A Century of American Labor - Revised and Expanded Edition

    Series Book 91 - Politics and Society in Modern America
    In a fresh and timely reinterpretation, Nelson Lichtenstein examines how trade unionism has waxed and waned in the nation's political and moral imagination, among both devoted partisans and intransigent foes. From the steel foundry to the burger-grill, from Woodrow Wilson to John Sweeney, from Homestead to Pittston, Lichtenstein weaves together a compelling matrix of ideas, stories, strikes, laws, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Beauty Bias

    The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law

    "It hurts to be beautiful" has been a cliche for centuries. What has been far less appreciated is how much it hurts not to be beautiful. The Beauty Bias explores our cultural preoccupation with attractiveness, the costs it imposes, and the responses it demands. Beauty may be only skin deep, but the damages associated with its absence go much deeper. Unattractive individuals are less likely to be ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Know Your Rights: A Legal Guide for Waiters, Bartenders, and Service Industry Employees

    by Robert Wiley ...
    This book teaches about wage theft and employment laws protecting tipped employees. ... Read more

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  • Wage Theft in America

    Why Millions of Americans Are Not Getting Paid—And What We Can Do About It

    by Kim Bobo ...
    “This book will give you an entirely new perspective on work in America.” —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and DimedIn what has been described as “the crime wave no one talks about,” billions of dollars’ worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers in the United States every year—a grand theft that exceeds every other larceny category. Even the Economic Policy Foundation, a business ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Law: Robust Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers

    by Zuckerman Law ...
    This guide provides an overview of the key elements of a SOX whistleblower claim and an overview of the procedures governing the adjudication of SOX whistleblower claims. If you are considering blowing the whistle on fraud or other securities law violations, this guide will hopefully put you in an optimal position to protect yourself from retaliation. And if you have suffered retaliation, this ... Read more

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  • The Lexicon of Labor

    More Than 500 Key Terms, Biographical Sketches, and Historical Insights Concerning Labor in America

    A thoroughly updated edition of the clever, fun-to-read compilation of union language and lore. “Worth reading aloud while walking the picket line.” —The Seattle TimesFirst published in 1998, The Lexicon of Labor found a large and appreciative following among readers who were grateful to have the vibrant, powerful language of the labor movement captured in a lively single volume. This long-awaited ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Colored Freemen as Slave Owners in Virginia

    Was it commonplace for free Blacks to own slaves in Virginia, prior to 1865? Professor John Henderson Russell (born 1884) has surprising answers in his short 12-page work titled "Colored Freemen as Slave Owners in Virginia," first published in 1916.In describing one motive for freed slaves to purchase other slaves, Russell writes:"During the last quarter of the eighteenth century slaveowners in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Discrimination Laundering

    The Rise of Organizational Innocence and the Crisis of Equal Opportunity Law

    While discrimination in the workplace is often perceived to be undertaken at the hands of individual or 'rogue' employees acting against the better interest of their employers, the truth is often the opposite: organizations are inciting discrimination through the work environments that they create. Worse, the law increasingly ignores this reality and exacerbates the problem. In this groundbreaking ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Under the Bus

    How Working Women Are Being Run Over

    “Did you think you knew the facts about women and work? Think again . . . a terrific book . . . utterly gripping.” —Peter Edelman, author of So Rich, So PoorFor women in professional and corporate jobs, much of the discrimination and inequity faced in the past has been confronted—and at least to some extent, conquered. But the fact is that we have a two-tiered system, where some working women have ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The HR Toolkit: An Indispensable Resource for Being a Credible Activist

    by Denise Romano ...
    Resolve any HR issue in a snap!Solving office problems before they escalate marks the difference between success and failure for any HR professional. The HR Toolkit provides what you need to resolve every imaginable challenge—saving your company time and money.With a handy indexed listing of the most common workplace conflicts and solutions, The HR Toolkit offers simple, actionable techniques you ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Labor Relations in a Globalizing World

    Compelled by the extent to which globalization has changed the nature of labor relations, Harry C. Katz, Thomas A. Kochan, and Alexander J. S. Colvin give us the first textbook to focus on the workplace outcomes of the production of goods and services in emerging countries. In Labor Relations in a Globalizing World they draw lessons from the United States and other advanced industrial countries to ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • In a Day’s Work

    The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers

    by Bernice Yeung ...
    Material:Paperback edition will include a new preface by the author that contextualizes the book since the emergence of #MeToo and #TimesUpMedia track record:HC edition garnered widespread attention and glowing reviews, including from including from the New York Review of Books, Washington Post, Bookforum, and Kirkus (starred review).FastCompany's "The 10 best books for battling your sexist ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bar Review Companion: Labor Laws and Social Legislation

    Series series Anvil Law Books Series
    A compilation of pertinent and updated "black letter" laws that are part of the official Philippine bar examination coverage and corresponding sections of laws that have been subject of previous bar examination questions. There are also certain important laws which, while not expressly included in the exam coverage, are not specifically excluded either. The Anvil Law Books series is the result of ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • Goodbye Wifes and Daughters

    One morning in 1943, close to eighty men descended into the Smith coal mine in Bearcreek, Montana. Only three came out alive. “Goodbye wifes and daughters . . .” wrote two of the miners as they died. The story of that tragic day and its aftermath unfolds in this book through the eyes of those wives and daughters—women who lost their husbands, fathers, and sons, livelihoods, neighbors, and homes, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Murder in the Garment District

    The Grip of Organized Crime and the Decline of Labor in the United States

    The thrilling and true account of racketeering and union corruption in mid-century New York, when unions and the mob were locked in a power struggle that reverberates to this dayIn 1949, in New York City's crowded Garment District, a union organizer named William Lurye was stabbed to death by a mob assassin. Through the lens of this murder case, prize-winning authors David Witwer and Catherine ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Casos y materiales del Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social

    Diferentes objetos y problemas relacionados con las leyes laborales son retomados en este libro pero a través de una estrategia pedagógica sumamente efectiva. Se presenta un caso imaginario, que podría muy bien hallar un correlato en la realidad, y se plantean sus posibles formas de resolución en función de la legislación que ampare las diferentes acciones a cumplir. Además, se anticipan preguntas ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Texas Business Litigation 2022

    Sofia Adrogué, Editor, a native of Argentina and commercial litigator for over 25 years, is a partner with the Houston office of Diamond McCarthy LLP.Caroline Baker, Co-Editor, a fifth-generation Texan, served the citizens of Harris County as a judge 21 years before retiring at the end of 2018.In Texas Business Litigation you’ll find thorough treatment of:Discovery—Kim J. Askew, K&L Gates, ... Read more

    $189.99 USD

  • The Anti-Slavery Movement

    Did the leading anti-slavery activist of the 19th century, Frederick Douglas, view the Constitution as a pro-slavery document?Frederick Douglas answers this question and more in his groundbreaking 1855 book "The Anti-slavery movement. "In introducing his book, Douglas writes:"When I speak of the anti-slavery movement, I mean to refer to that combination of moral, religious and political forces ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Asperger Syndrome and Employment

    Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome

    This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning of what not to do.'- Professor Tony AttwoodEmployment is an important part of a healthy, balanced and fulfilling life but less than 20 per cent ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • No Man's Land

    Jamaican Guestworkers in America and the Global History of Deportable Labor

    Series Book 97 - Politics and Society in Modern America
    From South Africa in the nineteenth century to Hong Kong today, nations around the world, including the United States, have turned to guestworker programs to manage migration. These temporary labor recruitment systems represented a state-brokered compromise between employers who wanted foreign workers and those who feared rising numbers of immigrants. Unlike immigrants, guestworkers couldn't ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • contacts 100 suppliers factories in China certified loading list of suppliers for importation

    CONTACT DATABASE OF BUSINESSES AND FACTORIES IN CHINA TO EXPORT AT A GLOBAL LEVEL

    EL SIGUIENTE LIBRO TIENE POR OBJETO DAR A CONOCER LOS DATOS DE CONTACTO , IMAGENES , Y NUMEROS DE LAS DIFERENTES COMPAÑIAS Y FABRICAS ESTABLECIDAS EN CHINA, PARA IMPORTAR LOS TECNOLOGICOS Y NOVEDOSOS APARATOS ELECTRONICOS, A NIVEL GLOBAL.THE FOLLOWING BOOK AIMS TO DISCLOSE THE CONTACT DATA, PICTURES, AND NUMBERS OF THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES AND FACTORIES ESTABLISHED IN CHINA, TO IMPORT TECHNOLOGIES ... Read more

    $93.99 USD