industrial relations

Reviews the history of struggles to win the right to safety, fairness, and respect in the workplace, and includes firsthand accounts, as well as information on campaigns for change in the modern world.

A collection of essays about the North American Free Trade Agreement taken from a conference on the labor, industry, and government perspectives of the agreement.

Recounts the stories of a group of women who sued Wal-Mart for sexual discrimination and offers an inside look into Wal-Mart's male-dominated corporate culture, which pays women lower wages than men performing the same tasks, denies promotions to more-qualified women, and fails to provide equal opportunities for training.

Examines the gathering threats to Americans' standard of living and the government's failure to address them and offers a bold plan for making vital reforms.

Introduces students to the Labor Movement, discussing the people, legislation, and events that shaped the movement, as well as its impact on American history in the twentieth century.

Traces the history of the American labor movement from its origins through nineteenth-century industrialization, examining the growth of the labor movement, the decline of its influence, and the efforts being made in the early twenty-first century to revitalize American unions. Includes biographies, primary sources, a chronology, and other resources.

A collection of twenty-three essays that examines the social issues present in Upton Sinclair's classic novel "The Jungle," and includes a chronology of Sinclair's life and works.