5 Books for $50: Celebrate May Day, and the resurgence of the labor movement, by taking a crash course on histories and strategies of working-class fight back.
This starter kit includes Brandon Weber's accessible and inspiring history of labor struggle in the US, EWOC’s beautifully illustrated handbook for workplace organizers, Daniel Gross’ actionable, inviting, and confidence-boosting primer on tackling problems in your workplace, Justin Akers Chacón’s crucial analysis of capitalist exploitation on both sides of the US-Mexico border and argument for the necessity of working-class internationalism, and Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis’ rousing guide to how tenants can, through organizing and collective action, harness our power and win the housing we deserve.
For further reading recommendations, check out Haymarket's Class War Reading List...
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