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04174cam a2200661 a 4500 001 63DF0B402B1111DE9FAE8B08A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20190815012642 008 071206s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007049054 020 $a 1400044898 020 $a 9781400044894 035 $a (OCoLC)183928554 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d DOV $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OSU $d VP@ $d OCLCQ $d BUR $d MUQ $d TTU $d LMR $d CPE $d IOE $d PTR $d ZJI $d CQU $d KEC $d IMV $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD8072.5 $b .G74 2008 082 00 $a 331.0973 $2 22 100 1 $a Greenhouse, Steven. 245 1 $a The big squeeze : $b tough times for the American worker / $c Steven Greenhouse. 246 30 $a Tough times for the American worker 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b Alfred A. Knopf, $c 2008. 300 $a xiii, 365 p. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-346) and index. 505 00 $t Lifting all boats. $t Workplace hell -- $t The vise tightens -- $t Downright Dickensian -- $t The rise and fall of the social contract -- $t Leaner and meaner -- $t Here today, gone tomorrow -- $t Wal-Mart, the low-wage colossus -- $t Taking the high road -- $t Overstressed and overstretched -- $t Outsourced and out of luck -- $t The lowest rung -- $t The state of the unions -- $t Starting out means a steeper climb -- $t The not-so-golden years -- $t Lifting all boats. 520 $a A look at the stresses and strains faced by American workers as wages have stagnated, health and pension benefits have grown stingier, and job security has shriveled. Workplace journalist Greenhouse explores why, in the world's most affluent nation, so many corporations are intent on squeezing their workers dry. The book explains how economic, business, political, and social trends--among them globalization, the influx of immigrants, and the Wal-Mart effect--have fueled the squeeze. We see how the post-World War II social contract that helped build the world's largest and most prosperous middle class has been replaced by a startling contradiction: corporate profits, economic growth, and worker productivity have grown strongly while worker pay has languished. Greenhouse also examines companies that are generous to their workers and can serve as models, and presents a series of pragmatic suggestions on what government, business, and labor should do to alleviate the squeeze.--From publisher description. 650 0 $a Industrial relations $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Working class $z United States $x Economic conditions $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Middle class $z United States $x Economic conditions $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Industrial policy $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Equality $z United States. 650 6 $a Relations industrielles $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire $y 21e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a Travailleurs $z EÌtats-Unis $x Conditions eÌconomiques $y 21e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a Classes moyennes $z EÌtats-Unis $x Conditions eÌconomiques $y 21e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a Politique industrielle $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire $y 21e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a EÌgaliteÌ (Sociologie) $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire $y 21e sieÌcle. 651 6 $a EÌtats-Unis $x Politique eÌconomique $y 2001- 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip086/2007049054.html 941 $a 16 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214030535.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718084753.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722021609.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508014644.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180111013501.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824064252.0 952 $l OSAX771 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l OUAX845 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l UDAX314 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20100201162302.0 952 $l O3AX572 $d 20100301073843.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=63DF0B402B1111DE9FAE8B08A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IMVInitiate Another SILO Locator Search