When union members arrive to organize their West Virginia coal mining town, fourteen-year-old Clarence Henderson, shunned for his cleft lip, and his neighbor Elizabeth Braxton narrate the changes in their own lives and in the lives of everyone in their community.
When Mama falls ill and Papa invests all the family's money in a new business, eleven-year-old Rosie Lepidus must go to work in a garment factory and soon gets involved in union activities.
A biography of labor activist Mary Harris Jones, providing information on her family life, her education, and her dedication to fighting for workers' rights.
Presents a comprehensive biography of Asa Philip Randolph and traces his work and involvement in the fight for racial equality and civil rights during the early twentieth century.
Contains twenty-six essays in which various authors debate issues related to work in the United States, discussing education, government intervention in the job market, the role of labor unions, and equality in the workplace.
Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions.
Eleven-year-old Galena, a Russian immigrant begins fighting for improved working conditions in New York City's factories after a terrible fire claims the lives of over 140 workers at the non-unionized Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
Twelve-year-old Rosa and thirteen-year-old Jake form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive and understand the 1912 Bread and Roses strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
