Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / by Jane Fonda -- Prologue -- Every morning -- Vying for power -- Start-up -- "I'm not a feminist, but..." -- A bill of rights for women office workers -- Teetering for our rights -- While he was wearing them -- In our glory (part I) : "We think a lot of women..." -- A union of women, by women, for women -- Se-cra-ta-REES, unite! -- In our glory (part II) : the wallpaper comes alive -- Going national -- Hollywood -- Our union goes national -- Looking back, looking ahead -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"What started with ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job became, in a few short years, a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton's toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work. Working 9 to 5 is a lively, informative firsthand account of this movement, packed with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment"--Dust jacket flap.
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