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Author:

McCallum, Jamie K., 1977- author.

Title:

Essential : how the pandemic transformed the long fight for worker justice / Jamie K. McCallum.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

ix, 305 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Employee rights--United States--History--21st century.
Labor movement--United States--History--21st century.
Medical personnel--United States.
Service industries workers--United States.
Industrial safety--United States--History--21st century.
Industrial hygiene--United States--History--21st century.
Epidemics--Social aspects--United States.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020---United States--Influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-292) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: An injury to all -- The dispossessed -- Awakenings -- The pandemic proletariat -- NSFW : not safe for workers -- Quitter's paradise -- Risky business -- The crucible of care work -- The pandemic pendulum -- Conclusion: Morbid symptoms.

ISBN:

1541619919
9781541619913

LCCN:

2022010468

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

VKPE334 -- Oelwein Public Library (Oelwein)