Labor Law for the Rank & Filer : Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gross, Daniel (Lawyer)

Contributor:

Lynd, Staughton.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor laws and legislation--United States.

Labor laws and legislation--United States--Popular works.

Labor laws and legislation.

Local Subjects:

Labor laws and legislation--United States.

Labor laws and legislation--United States--Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

: PM Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical guide to workers' rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement. A powerful organization model called “solidarity unionism" is explained, showing how the labor force can avoid the pitfalls of the legal system and utilize direct action to win fair rights. The new edition includes new cases governing fundamental labor rights and can be used not only by union workers, but can serve as a guerrilla legal handbook for any employee in this unstable economy.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: On Being Your Own Lawyer""; ""Chapter 2: Where Do Workers� Rights Come From?""; ""Chapter 3: The Basic Labor Laws""; ""Chapter 4: A Rank and Filer�s Bill of Rights""; ""The Right to Act Together""; ""The Right to Speak and Leaflet""; ""The Right to Grieve and Briefly to Stop Work""; ""The Right Not to Cross a Picket Line""; ""The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work""; ""The Right to Strike""; ""The Right to Be Represented""; ""The Right to Fair Representation""; ""The Right to Equal Treatment""

""The Right Not to Be Sexually Harassed""""The Right to Be Free from Threats, Interrogation, Promises and Spying, and Not to Be Retaliated Against""; ""The Right to Be Radical""; ""Chapter 5: Practicing Solidarity Unionism""; ""What is Solidarity Unionism?""; ""Working to Rule""; ""The Power of Secondary Pressure""; ""Using Wage and Hour Claims""; ""Saving Fringe Benefits""; ""The Fight Against Shutdowns""; ""No One Is Illegal""; ""Cross-Border Solidarity""; ""Chapter 6: Conclusion: Another World Is Possible""; ""Index""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781604865691

1604865695

9781604865707

1604865709

9781604865714

1604865717

OCLC:

717427926