Explains that there are a wide variety of conditions under which people work, that some people cannot find jobs, and that some people do not receive pay for the work they do.
Surveys new experimental and alternative approaches to work being utilized by governments and industry to combat job dissatisfaction and the needless waste of human resources.
Brief biographies of five women prominently involved in the labor movement in the United States: Mother Jones, Mary Heaton Vorse, Frances Perkins, Addie Wyatt, and Dolores Huerta. Also includes 11 other women who have made outstanding contributions.
