On the Line
Book description
"Lyrical . . . candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin’s writing couldn’t come at a better—or more necessary—time.” —Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland
“A riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity.” —Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of…
Why read it?
1 author picked On the Line as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There aren’t very many books by union organizers because union organizers tend to be busy organizing unions rather than writing books. Daisy Pitkin is the rare person who can do both.
In this book, she recounts her own experience as an organizer on a bitter, five-year campaign to unionize an industrial laundry in Arizona. If you’ve never been through a union campaign yourself, this is the next best thing.
From Hamilton's list on the power of the American labor movement.
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