In what has been described as the crime wave no one talks about, billions of dollars worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers in the United States every year a grand theft that exceeds every other larceny category. Even the Economic Policy Foundation, a business-funded think tank, has estimated that companies annually steal an incredible $19 billion in unpaid overtime. The scope of these abuses is staggering, but activists, unions, and policymakers along with everyday Americans in congregations and towns across the country have begun to take notice. While the first edition of...
In what has been described as the crime wave no one talks about, billions of dollars worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers in the United ...
Worker centers are becoming an important element in labor and community organizing and the struggle for fair pay and decent working conditions for low-wage workers, especially immigrants. There are currently more than two hundred worker centers in the country, and more start every month. Most of these centers struggle as they try to raise funds, maintain stable staff, and build a membership base. For this book, Kim Bobo and Marien Casillas Pabellon, two women with extensive experience supporting and leading worker centers, have interviewed staff at a broad range of worker centers with the...
Worker centers are becoming an important element in labor and community organizing and the struggle for fair pay and decent working conditions for ...
