{"product_id":"on-the-job-9781620975015","title":"On the Job","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workers\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Job\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Job\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eOn the Job\u003c\/em\u003e reveals that labor activism is actually alive and growing—and holds the key to a different future for all working people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Celeste Monforton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283677622523,"sku":"9781620975015","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d788ac4b-40ad-41f1-b47f-0ca49e24483f.jpg?v=1771371416","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/on-the-job-9781620975015","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}