Precarious Claims : The Promise and Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States

Precarious Claims The Promise and Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States

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"Precarious Claims tells the human story behind the bureaucratic process of fighting for justice in the U.S. workplace. The global economy has fueled vast concentrations of wealth that have driven a demand for cheap and flexible labor. Workplace violations such as wage theft, unsafe work enviro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gleeson, Shannon, 1980- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press 2016
[2016]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Open Access e-Books
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Materias:
Work environment > United States.
Industrial safety > United States.
Labor laws and legislation > United States.
Work environment > California, Northern > Case studies.
Working class > California, Northern > Case studies.
american labor laws.
equal employment protection.
immigrant workers.
inequality and power at work.
labor and employment in the us.
labor issues in the us.
labor organization.
race and ethnicity in low paying jobs.
unsafe work environments.
vulnerable workers in the us.
wage theft.
worker organization.
worker protections.
working class issues.
working class rights.
workplace issues in low wage occupations.
workplace issues in the us.
Electronic books.
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Sumario:"Precarious Claims tells the human story behind the bureaucratic process of fighting for justice in the U.S. workplace. The global economy has fueled vast concentrations of wealth that have driven a demand for cheap and flexible labor. Workplace violations such as wage theft, unsafe work environments, and discrimination are widespread in low-wage industries such as retail, restaurants, hospitality, and domestic work, where jobs are often held by immigrants and other vulnerable workers. How and why do these workers, despite enormous barriers, come forward to seek justice, and what happens once they do? Based on extensive fieldwork in Northern California, Gleeson investigates the array of gatekeepers with whom workers must negotiate in the labor standards enforcement bureaucracy and, ultimately, the limited reach of formal legal protections. The author also tracks how workplace injustices--and the arduous process of contesting them--carry long-term effects on their everyday lives. Workers sometimes win, but their chances are precarious at best"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 177 pages) : illustrations
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-168) and index.
ISBN:9780520963603

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