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No Shortcuts No Shortcuts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as unions)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,438 ratings — published 2016
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A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as unions)
avg rating 4.32 — 960 ratings — published 2020
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A History of America in Ten Strikes A History of America in Ten Strikes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as unions)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,148 ratings — published 2018
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The Last Ballad The Last Ballad (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as unions)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,577 ratings — published 2017
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For the Win For the Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as unions)
avg rating 3.80 — 6,584 ratings — published 2010
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as unions)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,041,391 ratings — published 2021
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The Cold Millions The Cold Millions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as unions)
avg rating 3.95 — 21,115 ratings — published 2020
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Red State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics (Jacobin) Red State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics (Jacobin)
by (shelved 5 times as unions)
avg rating 4.18 — 457 ratings — published 2019
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The Women of the Copper Country The Women of the Copper Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as unions)
avg rating 4.10 — 9,808 ratings — published 2019
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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as unions)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,745 ratings — published 2013
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There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as unions)
avg rating 4.19 — 855 ratings — published 2010
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Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as unions)
avg rating 4.18 — 821 ratings — published 2019
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Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell); My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell); My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
by (shelved 4 times as unions)
avg rating 4.45 — 491 ratings — published 2012
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as unions)
avg rating 4.28 — 95,825 ratings — published 1999
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Uprising Uprising (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as unions)
avg rating 4.19 — 10,106 ratings — published 2007
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The Boxcar Librarian The Boxcar Librarian (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as unions)
avg rating 4.03 — 8,421 ratings — published 2025
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Prisoners of the American Dream: Politics and Economy in the History of the U.S. Working Class Prisoners of the American Dream: Politics and Economy in the History of the U.S. Working Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as unions)
avg rating 4.42 — 484 ratings — published 1986
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Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as unions)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,851 ratings — published 2005
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Triangle: The Fire That Changed America Triangle: The Fire That Changed America (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as unions)
avg rating 4.01 — 7,841 ratings — published 2003
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The Given Day (Coughlin #1) The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
by (shelved 3 times as unions)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,978 ratings — published 2008
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Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,829 ratings — published 2023
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We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big (Naomi Schneider) We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big (Naomi Schneider)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.38 — 56 ratings — published
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.09 — 270,193 ratings — published 1980
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American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,238 ratings — published 2022
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Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.17 — 619 ratings — published 2020
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The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.24 — 465 ratings — published 2024
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Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,669 ratings — published 2022
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The Rank and File Strategy The Rank and File Strategy (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.50 — 12 ratings — published 2000
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An Injury to All: The Decline of American Unionism (Haymarket) An Injury to All: The Decline of American Unionism (Haymarket)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.06 — 31 ratings — published 1988
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On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.23 — 462 ratings — published 2022
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Gilded Mountain Gilded Mountain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,398 ratings — published 2022
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Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.11 — 83 ratings — published
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Radical Unionism: The Rise and Fall of Revolutionary Syndicalism Radical Unionism: The Rise and Fall of Revolutionary Syndicalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.08 — 24 ratings — published 2007
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The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,384 ratings — published 2022
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Our Members Be Unlimited: a comic about workers and their unions Our Members Be Unlimited: a comic about workers and their unions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.43 — 298 ratings — published 2022
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Confessions of a Union Buster Confessions of a Union Buster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.01 — 132 ratings — published 1993
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.16 — 192,903 ratings — published 2016
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Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,099 ratings — published 1975
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.02 — 35,761 ratings — published 2018
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Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 3.94 — 35 ratings — published 2000
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Germinal Germinal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.21 — 44,016 ratings — published 1885
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Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.01 — 116 ratings — published 2008
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Joe Hill Joe Hill (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 3.75 — 509 ratings — published 1950
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Where the Truth Lies Where the Truth Lies (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 3.34 — 486 ratings — published 2020
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.59 — 35,663 ratings — published 1981
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Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,755 ratings — published 2012
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Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.16 — 238 ratings — published 2011
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"They're Bankrupting Us!": And 20 Other Myths about Unions "They're Bankrupting Us!": And 20 Other Myths about Unions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 3.96 — 135 ratings — published 2012
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Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity (Jacobin) Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity (Jacobin)
by (shelved 2 times as unions)
avg rating 4.07 — 239 ratings — published 2014
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Jane Little Botkin
“[1916] The IWW’s involvement in the [Minnesota] Iron Range’s labor unrest led mine company owners to take extreme actions and, just as in other conflict locations, they mobilized the businesses and municipal offices under their ownership. All mail and telegrams to and from Virginia were halted and reviewed. In other locations, including Biwabik, Aurora, and Eveleth, general stores turned away miners and their famlies. When the strikers formed their own cooperative for supplies and groceries, Oliver Iron Mining Company pressured wholesalers to serve notice that all credit would be curtailed pending the strike, and that payments for supplies must be made weekly. Meanwhile Sheriff Meining publicly announced new jail sentences for other agitators and miners for simply saying, “Hello Fellow Worker,” carrying a red IWW membership card, or discussing industrial unionism on public streets.”
Jane Little Botkin, Frank Little and the IWW: The Blood That Stained an American Family

Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
“The cities change. The bus line is different. The train runs on another track, but the scene is the same. Everyday in America, South Africa and other places in the world like them. Black people. My people. Travelin. To be cooks, janitors, housekeepers, porters, days workers, servants, Black boys, Beige girls, Brown daddies, Ebony mothers.”
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap by Verta Mae

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