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Immigrants Unions & The New Us Labor Mkt, Paperback / softback Book

Immigrants Unions & The New Us Labor Mkt Paperback / softback

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In recent years, New Yorkers have been surprised to see workers they had taken for granted-Mexicans in greengroceries, West African supermarket deliverymen and South Asian limousine drivers-striking, picketing, and seeking support for better working conditions.

Suddenly, businesses in New York and the nation had changed and were now dependent upon low-paid immigrants to fill the entry-level jobs that few native-born Americans would take.

Immigrants, Unions, and the New U.S. Labor Market tells the story of these workers' struggle for living wages, humane working conditions, and the respect due to all people.

It describes how they found the courage to organize labor actions at a time when most laborers have become quiescent and while most labor unions were ignoring them.

Showing how unions can learn from the example of these laborers, and demonstrating the importance of solidarity beyond the workplace, Immanuel Ness offers a telling look into the lives of some of America's newest immigrants.

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