The big squeeze : tough times for the American worker / Steven Greenhouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenhouse, Steven.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations--United States--History--21st century.

Industrial relations.

Working class--United States--Economic conditions--21st century.

Working class.

Middle class--United States--Economic conditions--21st century.

Middle class.

Industrial policy--United States--History--21st century.

Industrial policy.

Economic policy.

History.

Economic conditions.

United States--Economic policy--21st century.

United States.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Middle class--Economic conditions.

Working class--Economic conditions.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 365 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Anchor books edition.

Other Title:

Tough times for the American worker

Place of Publication:

New York : Anchor Books, 2009.

Summary:

"Why, in the world's most affluent nation, are so many corporations squeezing their employees dry? In this fresh, carefully researched book, New York Timesreporter Steven Greenhouse explores the economic, political, and social trends that are transforming America's workplaces, including the decline of the social contract that created the world's largest middle class and guaranteed job security and good pensions. We meet all kinds of workers white-collar and blue-collar, high-tech and low-tech, middle-class and low-income as we see shocking examples of injustice, including employees who are locked in during a hurricane or fired after suffering debilitating, on-the-job injuries. With pragmatic recommendations on what government, business and labor should do to alleviate the economic crunch, The Big Squeeze is a balanced, consistently revealing look at a major American crisis."--Back cover.

Contents:

Preface to the Anchor book edition

Introduction

Worked over and overworked

Workplace hell

The vise tightens

Downright Dickensian

The rise and fall of the social contract

Leaner and meaner

Here today, gone tomorrow

Wal-Mart, the low-wage colossus

Taking the high road

Overstressed and overstretched

Outsourced and out of luck

The lowest rung

The state of the union

Starting out means a steeper climb

The not-so-golden years

Lifting all boats

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.

Notes:

"With a new preface"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-346) and index.

ISBN:

9781400096527

1400096529

OCLC:

232980386