Singlejack Solidarity

Critical American Studies

by Stan Weir

The writings of the lifelong activist and worker’s advocate collected here for the first time

Edited and with an afterword by George Lipsitz

Blue-collar intellectual and activist, Stan Weir devoted his life to the advocacy of his fellow workers. Singlejack Solidarity offers a rare look at life and social relations as seen from the factory, dockside, and the shop floor. Gathered here for the first time, Weir’s writings—part memoir, labor history, and polemic—document a crucial chapter in the story of working-class America.

"Singlejack Solidarity challenges everyone who was, is, or contemplates becoming a radical to rethink the fundamental questions about how to bring about social change."
— Grace Lee Boggs, activist and author of Living For Change

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Labor, Autobiography

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Yousef · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book that covers many issues from social movements, to union history, to democracy. The author himself was a dock worker and an organizer with various unions including the ILWU. He later got a PhD in Sociology and reflects back on his experiences. Great Book.

[Juan Conatz · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books. Weir was a worker-intellectual and talked about work life in ways that academics or professional organizers know nothing about.