Beaten Down, Worked Up by Linda Greenhouse

The Past, Present and Future of Women in Politics

A clear, concise examination of the American labor movement that traces its rise, decline, and ongoing struggles by combining legal and political analysis with workers’ stories; the book explains how court decisions, legislation, economic change, and political choices weakened unions, explores the human and civic consequences of diminished workplace power, and argues for strategies—legal, political, and grassroots—to revive collective bargaining and strengthen economic democracy.