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What workers say : decades of struggle and how to make real opportunity now / Roberta Rehner Iversen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Iversen, Roberta Rehner, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Working class--United States--Interviews.
- Working class.
- Working class--United States--Attitudes.
- Quality of work life--United States.
- Quality of work life.
- Labor market--Social aspects--United States.
- Labor market.
- United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 186 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2022.
- Contents:
- Hard work hasn't been paying off: creating real opportunity for millions of workers
- The whir of machines: manufacturing, construction, and printing jobs, 1980s to today (Tisha; Joseph; Randy; Kevin)
- The big shift from manufacturing to service jobs: clerical work, 1980s to today (Roselyn; Kenya; Vanessa; Fatima; Helena; Wendy; Loretta; Isabell; Ayesha)
- In sickness and in health: healthcare training and jobs, 1980s to today (Laquita; Faith; Ebony; Tasha; Shanquitta; Annie; Martina)
- Can I help you? Work in the retail trades, 1980s to today (Noel; Joseph; Hard Working Blessed; Michelle; Shanquitta; Tamicka; Adele; Tom)
- Homes, buildings, cars: real estate, architecture, and automotive service work in the 2000s (Alex; John; George)
- Turning struggles into flourishing: creating real opportunity through compensated civil labor
- Appendix: the people and the research
- references.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 27, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Iversen, Roberta Rehner. What workers say
- ISBN:
- 9781439922385
- 1439922381
- Publisher Number:
- 40031183675
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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