Working Class Hero: A New Strategy for Labor

by Stanley Aronowitz

Examines the history of the American labor movement and recommends reforms in the structure and organization of labor unions

229 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Stanley Aronowitz (1933–2021) was a professor of sociology, cultural studies, and urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center. He was also a veteran political activist and cultural critic, an advocate for organized labor and a member of the interim consultative committee of the International Organization for a Participatory Society.

In 2012, Aronowitz was awarded the Center for Study of Working Class Life's Lifetime Achievement Award at Stony Brook University.