{"product_id":"insurgent-labor-9798887440361","title":"Insurgent Labor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eInsurgent Labor\u003c\/em\u003e tracks the trials and tribulations of \nbringing a formerly stagnant labor council into national relevance with \nan unapologetically left-wing agenda.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Van Deusen charts the\n rise of the UNITED! slate to create a progressive and militant labor \norganization. He chronicles the many victories throughout his tenure \nincluding expanding union democracy into the rank and file, moving power\n away from single individuals and into democratic structures, supporting\n farm workers, supporting Black self-determination, and providing \nsolidarity with the Revolution in Rojava.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boldest step \nundertaken by the Vermont AFL-CIO—and marker of years of steady progress\n in labor organizing and raising of political consciousness in \nVermont—was authorizing a call for a general strike throughout Vermont \nas a possible response to the November 2020 coup threat by then US \nPresident Donald Trump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book should be of interest to \nanyone, whether they have merely thought of joining a union or are an \nold union hand. Most importantly, \u003cem\u003eInsurgent Labor\u003c\/em\u003e offers a \nblueprint for militant labor’s advances in an era of capitalist \npolycrisis and offers hope for a brighter future based around equality, \njustice, and true democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Van Deusen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48543088574715,"sku":"9798887440361","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_317a2322-817c-4802-a2f7-1060a2744854.jpg?v=1774186575","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/insurgent-labor-9798887440361","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}