Jobs And Justice

Author : Eric Larson
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781604868838

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The world today has no shortage of economic crises—or politicians and pundits who claim to have the vision that will get us out of the Great Recession. For 25 years, the labor-community coalition Jobs with Justice (JwJ) has endured the brutal vagaries of the global economy with a single alternative economic vision. By putting its ideas into practice, it has won powerful victories with working-class communities. Through a series of interviews and essays, this book allows the community, labor, immigrant, student, and faith activists that have built Jobs with Justice to show us why their economic vision matters. They tell us why the organization’s core principle—the power of solidarity between unions, community groups, and immigrant, student, and faith organizations—continues to drive its victories at the local, national, and international levels. They tell us how the belief in solidarity leads not only to short-term alliances, but also to transformed relationships and permanent coalitions. They tell us how it has led—and will lead—to concrete victories for social and economic justice. Though the book reflects on the last 25 years of the Jobs with Justice coalition, it’s very much directed at the next 25. It includes the perspectives of longtime national leaders like founder Larry Cohen, newcomers like Ai-Jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and the locally-based, working-class men and women who have built JwJ from the ground up.

Author : Bettye Collier-Thomas
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307593054

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Jesus, Jobs, and Justice by Bettye Collier-Thomas Pdf

“The Negroes must have Jesus, Jobs, and Justice,” declared Nannie Helen Burroughs, a nationally known figure among black and white leaders and an architect of the Woman’s Convention of the National Baptist Convention. Burroughs made this statement about the black women’s agenda in 1958, as she anticipated the collapse of Jim Crow segregation and pondered the fate of African Americans. Following more than half a century of organizing and struggling against racism in American society, sexism in the National Baptist Convention, and the racism and paternalism of white women and the Southern Baptist Convention, Burroughs knew that black Americans would need more than religion to survive and to advance socially, economically, and politically. Jesus, jobs, and justice are the threads that weave through two hundred years of black women’s experiences in America. Bettye Collier-Thomas’s groundbreaking book gives us a remarkable account of the religious faith, social and political activism, and extraordinary resilience of black women during the centuries of American growth and change. It shows the beginnings of organized religion in slave communities and how the Bible was a source of inspiration; the enslaved saw in their condition a parallel to the suffering and persecution that Jesus had endured. The author makes clear that while religion has been a guiding force in the lives of most African Americans, for black women it has been essential. As co-creators of churches, women were a central factor in their development. Jesus, Jobs, and Justice explores the ways in which women had to cope with sexism in black churches, as well as racism in mostly white denominations, in their efforts to create missionary societies and form women’s conventions. It also reveals the hidden story of how issues of sex and sexuality have sometimes created tension and divisions within institutions. Black church women created national organizations such as the National Association of Colored Women, the National League of Colored Republican Women, and the National Council of Negro Women. They worked in the interracial movement, in white-led Christian groups such as the YWCA and Church Women United, and in male-dominated organizations such as the NAACP and National Urban League to demand civil rights, equal employment, and educational opportunities, and to protest lynching, segregation, and discrimination. And black women missionaries sacrificed their lives in service to their African sisters whose destiny they believed was tied to theirs. Jesus, Jobs, and Justice restores black women to their rightful place in American and black history and demonstrates their faith in themselves, their race, and their God.

Author : Carmela Patrias
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442693883

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Despite acute labour shortages during the Second World War, Canadian employers—with the complicity of state officials—discriminated against workers of African, Asian, and Eastern and Southern European origin, excluding them from both white collar and skilled jobs. Jobs and Justice argues that, while the war intensified hostility and suspicion toward minority workers, the urgent need for their contributions and the egalitarian rhetoric used to mobilize the war effort also created an opportunity for minority activists and their English Canadian allies to challenge discrimination. Juxtaposing a discussion of state policy with ideas of race and citizenship in Canadian civil society, Carmela K. Patrias shows how minority activists were able to bring national attention to racist employment discrimination and obtain official condemnation of such discrimination. Extensively researched and engagingly written, Jobs and Justice offers a new perspective on the Second World War, the racist dimensions of state policy, and the origins of human rights campaigns in Canada.

Author : Coy H. Johnston
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781544316123

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Careers in Criminal Justice by Coy H. Johnston Pdf

Careers in Criminal Justice, Second Edition prepares you to plan, pursue, and realize your career goals—from conception through the hiring process. Coy H. Johnston’s contemporary approach emphasizes self-reflection and pragmatism in the pursuit of self-fulfillment and professionalism. With coverage of over forty careers in policing, courts, corrections, and victim services, you receive a comprehensive overview of the most popular and growing careers in the field. Self-assessment tools enhance your self-awareness and steer you toward realistic and suitable careers in criminal justice. This easy-to-read guide is organized to prepare and encourage growth throughout your career. New to the Second Edition: A new chapter titled “Volunteering and Internship” (Chapter 9) guides you through the important process of early involvement in the field to create a more enticing resume. Three new “Guest Speaker” profiles offer you new perspectives and practical advice on a variety of careers and geographical areas. New career assessment tools are included to help you evaluate your compatibility with various careers in the criminal justice field. Expanded information about critical areas such as private prisons, careers in the judiciary, and resume building ensures that you are receiving a balanced introduction to criminal justice careers.

Author : Robert Anson Heinlein
Publisher : Del Rey Books
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0345320603

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Job by Robert Anson Heinlein Pdf

Author : Michael Shally-Jensen
Publisher : Salem Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : 1619254751

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Careers in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services by Michael Shally-Jensen Pdf

Examines twenty occupations in law and criminology, including courts and court administration, law enforcement and investigation, computer security, and more.

Author : David Graeber
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781501143335

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Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber Pdf

From bestselling writer David Graeber—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. “Clever and charismatic” (The New Yorker), Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and “a thought-provoking examination of our working lives” (Financial Times).

Author : Philip F. Rubio
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807895733

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There's Always Work at the Post Office by Philip F. Rubio Pdf

This book brings to life the important but neglected story of African American postal workers and the critical role they played in the U.S. labor and black freedom movements. Historian Philip Rubio, a former postal worker, integrates civil rights, labor, and left movement histories that too often are written as if they happened separately. Centered on New York City and Washington, D.C., the book chronicles a struggle of national significance through its examination of the post office, a workplace with facilities and unions serving every city and town in the United States. Black postal workers--often college-educated military veterans--fought their way into postal positions and unions and became a critical force for social change. They combined black labor protest and civic traditions to construct a civil rights unionism at the post office. They were a major factor in the 1970 nationwide postal wildcat strike, which resulted in full collective bargaining rights for the major postal unions under the newly established U.S. Postal Service in 1971. In making the fight for equality primary, African American postal workers were influential in shaping today's post office and postal unions.

Author : Warren Ross
Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1558964940

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Funding Justice by Warren Ross Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:44323445

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Jobs With Justice (JWJ). by Anonim Pdf

Features Jobs With Justice (JWJ), a national labor, community, and religious coalition dedicated to fighting for the rights of working people. Posts contact information for local coalitions via mailing address and telephone number. Describes recent JWJ actions and Workers' Rights Boards. Provides the JWJ bill of rights. Contains information on membership and offers an online application form.

Author : Eric D. Larson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Anti-globalization movement
ISBN : 9780520388574

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Grounding Global Justice by Eric D. Larson Pdf

"'Globalization.'" The rise of Trumpism has once again galvanized public debate about this highly charged term. This book looks at the last time the concept spurred wide-ranging and unruly agitation: the late twentieth century. In offering a transnational history of the explosive emergence of antiglobalization movements in the United States and Mexico, it considers how farmers, workers, and Indigenous peoples struggled to change the direction of the world economy. They did so by grounding their efforts to confront free-market economic reforms in frontline struggles for economic and racial justice. The story revolves around three popular organizations, and their paths allow us to reinterpret some of the crucial moments, messages, and movements of the era, including the Mexican roots of the idea of food sovereignty, racism and whiteness at the momentous 'Battle of Seattle' protests outside the 1999 World Trade Organization meetings, and the rise of dramatic street demonstrations around the globe"--

Author : Michael Betcherman
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781459822528

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The Justice Project by Michael Betcherman Pdf

High-school football star Matt Barnes was on the top of the world until a freak snowboarding accident ended his promising sports career and left him with a permanent limp. As he struggles to accept his changed body, Matt becomes depressed and isolated. Instead of college football camp, he faces a summer job at the local golf club. Then by chance Matt lands an internship at the Justice Project, an organization that defends the wrongly convicted. The other intern is his high-school nemesis, Sonya Livingstone, a quick-witted social activist with little time for jock culture. The two slowly develop a friendship as they investigate the case of Ray Richardson, who was convicted of murdering his parents twenty-one years ago. Matt and Sonya are soon convinced that Ray is innocent—but how will they prove it? Unraveling the cold case takes them on a journey filled with twists, turns, deception and danger. It will take dedication, perseverance and courage to unmask the real murderer. Can those same qualities help Matt move on to a life not defined by football?

Author : Erica Smiley,Sarita Gupta
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501764837

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The Future We Need by Erica Smiley,Sarita Gupta Pdf

In The Future We Need, Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta bring a novel perspective to building worker power and what labor organizing could look like in the future, suggesting ways to evolve collective bargaining to match the needs of modern people—not only changing their wages and working conditions, but being able to govern over more aspects of their lives. Weaving together stories of real working people, Smiley and Gupta position the struggle to build collective bargaining power as a central element in the effort to build a healthy democracy and explore both existing levers of power and new ones we must build for workers to have the ability to negotiate in today and tomorrow's contexts. The Future We Need illustrates the necessity of centralizing the fight against white supremacy and gender discrimination, while offering paths forward to harness the power of collective bargaining in every area for a new era.

Author : Richard N. Block
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Collective bargaining
ISBN : 9780880992794

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Justice on the Job by Richard N. Block Pdf

Examines the current state of workers' freedom to form unions and bargain collectively and looks at the obstacles facing America's workers who seek to organize into unions in the 21st century.

Author : Matthew J. Sheridan,Raymond R. Rainville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1538120097

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Exploring and Understanding Careers in Criminal Justice by Matthew J. Sheridan,Raymond R. Rainville Pdf

This book explores the criminal justice career landscape by providing a glimpse into the different careers and advice on how to prepare to enter those career fields.