{"product_id":"the-hammer-power-inequality-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-labor-hardcover","title":"The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHamilton Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely, in-depth, and vital exploration of the American labor movement and its critical place in our society and politics today, from acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits today at a moment of enormous opportunity. In the wake of the pandemic, a highly visible wave of strikes and new organizing campaigns have driven the popularity of unions to historic highs. The simmering battle inside of the labor movement over how to tap into its revolutionary potential--or allow it to be squandered--will determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers the actual places where labor and politics meld. He highlights how organized labor \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e wield power effectively: a union that dominates Las Vegas and is trying to scale nationally; a successful decades-long campaign to organize California's child care workers; the human face of a surprising strike of factory workers trying to preserve their pathway to the middle class. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the fiery and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader, to try to fix what is broken. \u003ci\u003eThe Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e draws the line from forgotten workplaces in rural West Virginia to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor solidarity can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A labor journalist for more than a decade, Nolan helped unionize his own industry. \u003ci\u003eThe Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e is a urgent on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamilton Nolan \u003c\/b\u003eis a labor journalist who writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written about labor, politics, and class war for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGawker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSplinter\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.18 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964769075501,"sku":"9780306830921","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-hammer-power-inequality-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-labor-hardcover-6611309.webp?v=1775471647","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-hammer-power-inequality-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-labor-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}