A Troublemaker's Handbook: How to Fight Back Where You Work - And Win!

by Dan La Botz

This book is an organizing manual. It is meant for workers who want respect and justice from their employers and control over their lives at work. 99 times out of a 100, this means confrontation with a boss who thinks only bosses need control. So think of this book as a handbook for troublemakers. We decided to present these tactics by letting the real experts tell their own stories. Rather than a list of rules for organizing, you will find dozens of workers who describe in their own words what worked for them. Many times these stories are inspiring as well as instructive. We think that you will be able to take what you need from each person's or union's experience. Most of the stories are from workers who are already in unions. But many of the tactics can be used by those who don't have a union, and there are two chapters specifically on non-union situations and on organizing a new union.

Genres: Labor

262 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Daniel H. La Botz is a prominent American labor union activist, academic, journalist, and author. He was a co-founder of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) and has written extensively on worker rights in the United States and Mexico. He is a member of the socialist organization Solidarity.

Reviews

[Gabriel Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really excellent pragmatic nonfiction. A little bit hard to get through because of its dry nature.

[Pooja · Rating 4 out of 5]

thank u shawn fain