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- 9781643750712
- Book Title
- On the Line : a Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
- Topic
- Labor & Industrial Relations, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Economics / General, Social Activists
- Item Weight
- 15.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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1643750712
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9781643750712
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On the Line : a Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union
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288 Pages
Language
English
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Labor & Industrial Relations, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Economics / General, Social Activists
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
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Hardcover
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Item Height
1.2 in
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15.6 Oz
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9.3 in
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Reviews
"I started reading and couldn't stop. In an age of unchecked corporate power, On the Line is a timely and lyrical story of resistance, a behind-the-scenes portrait of labor organizing with all its hope and heartache. Candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin's writing couldn't come at a better--or more necessary--time." --Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century "Compelling. In this stirring debut, Daisy Pitkin deftly renders the intimate work of union organizing, demystifying the process as she takes care to ensure the focus remains on the workers themselves. Ultimately, On the Line is a ringing endorsement for the power of a union, and an essential read for anyone who's ever been inspired to fight for a better world." --Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor "It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. Rendered with lyric, incandescent prose, On the Line is both deeply personal and profoundly political, with an acute sense for the ebb and flow of history. With this remarkable debut, Pitkin has given us a riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity." -- Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border "A riveting, elegant, and intimate masterpiece. On the Line passed the great book test for me when I set it down for the last time and marveled and grieved in its beauty and sorrow, while understanding that my view of the world had changed." --Todd Miller, author of Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security "A stunning, luminous debut about what drives people to rise up for change. Pitkin tells a captivating personal story, as well as an essential cultural one, unveiling the cruelty and injustice of industrial laundries, the erosion of the right to organize, and the hard-won persistence of women who have fought for nearly a hundred years for safety and justice in the workplace." --Alison Hawthorne Deming, author of A Woven World "Brilliant, evocative. Pitkin's journey through the trenches of the American class war is at once personal and universal, devastating and hopeful, raw and elegant. I am grateful that she chose to share it with us. I am awed that she wrote it so beautifully." -- David Hill, Vice President, National Writers Union, and author of The Vapors, "I started reading and couldn't stop. In an age of unchecked corporate power, On the Line is a timely and lyrical story of resistance, a behind-the-scenes portrait of labor organizing with all its hope and heartache. Candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin's writing couldn't come at a better--or more necessary--time." --Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century "Compelling. In this stirring debut, Daisy Pitkin deftly renders the intimate work of union organizing, demystifying the process as she takes care to ensure the focus remains on the workers themselves. Ultimately, On the Line is a ringing endorsement for the power of a union, and an essential read for anyone who's ever been inspired to fight for a better world." --Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor "It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. Rendered with lyric, incandescent prose, On the Line is both deeply personal and profoundly political, with an acute sense for the ebb and flow of history. With this remarkable debut, Pitkin has given us a riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity." -- Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border "A stunning, luminous debut about what drives people to rise up for change. Pitkin tells a captivating personal story, as well as an essential cultural one, unveiling the cruelty and injustice of industrial laundries, the erosion of the right to organize, and the hard-won persistence of women who have fought for nearly a hundred years for safety and justice in the workplace." --Alison Hawthorne Deming, author of A Woven World "Brilliant, evocative. Pitkin's journey through the trenches of the American class war is at once personal and universal, devastating and hopeful, raw and elegant. I am grateful that she chose to share it with us. I am awed that she wrote it so beautifully." -- David Hill, Vice President, National Writers Union, and author of The Vapors, "It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. Rendered with lyric, incandescent prose, On the Line is both deeply personal and profoundly political, with an acute sense for the ebb and flow of history. With this remarkable debut, Pitkin has given us a riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity." -- Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border "Brilliant, evocative. Pitkin's journey through the trenches of the American class war is at once personal and universal, devastating and hopeful, raw and elegant. I am grateful that she chose to share it with us. I am awed that she wrote it so beautifully." -- David Hill, Vice President, National Writers Union, and author of The Vapors, "I started reading and couldn''t stop. In an age of unchecked corporate power, On the Line is a timely and lyrical story of resistance, a behind-the-scenes portrait of labor organizing with all its hope and heartache. Candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin''s writing couldn''t come at a better--or more necessary--time." --Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century "Compelling. In this stirring debut, Daisy Pitkin deftly renders the intimate work of union organizing, demystifying the process as she takes care to ensure the focus remains on the workers themselves. Ultimately, On the Line is a ringing endorsement for the power of a union, and an essential read for anyone who''s ever been inspired to fight for a better world." --Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor "It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. Rendered with lyric, incandescent prose, On the Line is both deeply personal and profoundly political, with an acute sense for the ebb and flow of history. With this remarkable debut, Pitkin has given us a riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity." -- Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border " An intimate and moving account . . . Enriched by Pitkin''s sharp character sketches and sincere grappling with issues of class, race and privilege, this is a bracing look at the challenges facing American workers." -- Publishers Weekly "Intimate and touching . . . A much-needed spotlight on the daily struggles of a vulnerable population." -- Kirkus Reviews "With vulnerability and complexity, Daisy Pitkin delivers a beautifully written cultural critique and memoir about labor organizing and labor history, resistance and surrender, the unbalanced landscape between herself and the laborers she represents, but mainly, it''s about love. On The Line is underscored by an obsession with moths, creatures--like herself--that are beckoned by flames that ultimately harm them. Pitkin is a companionable force you want on your side of any fight." --Kerri Arsenault, author of Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains "A riveting, elegant, and intimate masterpiece. On the Line passed the great book test for me when I set it down for the last time and marveled and grieved in its beauty and sorrow, while understanding that my view of the world had changed." --Todd Miller, author of Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security "A stunning, luminous debut about what drives people to rise up for change. Pitkin tells a captivating personal story, as well as an essential cultural one, unveiling the cruelty and injustice of industrial laundries, the erosion of the right to organize, and the hard-won persistence of women who have fought for nearly a hundred years for safety and justice in the workplace." --Alison Hawthorne Deming, author of A Woven World "Brilliant, evocative. Pitkin''s journey through the trenches of the American class war is at once personal and universal, devastating and hopeful, raw and elegant. I am grateful that she chose to share it with us. I am awed that she wrote it so beautifully." -- David Hill, Vice President, National Writers Union, and author of The Vapors, "I started reading and couldn''t stop. In an age of unchecked corporate power, On the Line is a timely and lyrical story of resistance, a behind-the-scenes portrait of labor organizing with all its hope and heartache. Candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin''s writing couldn''t come at a better--or more necessary--time." --Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century "Compelling. In this stirring debut, Daisy Pitkin deftly renders the intimate work of union organizing, demystifying the process as she takes care to ensure the focus remains on the workers themselves. Ultimately, On the Line is a ringing endorsement for the power of a union, and an essential read for anyone who''s ever been inspired to fight for a better world." --Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor "It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. Rendered with lyric, incandescent prose, On the Line is both deeply personal and profoundly political, with an acute sense for the ebb and flow of history. With this remarkable debut, Pitkin has given us a riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity." -- Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border "Part memoir and part rallying cry, this is a gripping tale of the birth of a union today . . . Poetic, stirring . . . A heartfelt and persuasive argument for organized labor now more than ever." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Captivating . . . Remarkable . . . Beautifully written . . . An intimate look at the volatile work of union organizing." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Pitkin''s story will hit you in the heart as it provides an intimate view of the nitty-gritty work of organizing while emphasizing its more human side." -- Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue " An intimate and moving account . . . Enriched by Pitkin''s sharp character sketches and sincere grappling with issues of class, race and privilege, this is a bracing look at the challenges facing American workers." -- Publishers Weekly "Intimate and touching . . . A much-needed spotlight on the daily struggles of a vulnerable population." -- Kirkus Reviews "With vulnerability and complexity, Daisy Pitkin delivers a beautifully written cultural critique and memoir about labor organizing and labor history, resistance and surrender, the unbalanced landscape between herself and the laborers she represents, but mainly, it''s about love. On The Line is underscored by an obsession with moths, creatures--like herself--that are beckoned by flames that ultimately harm them. Pitkin is a companionable force you want on your side of any fight." --Kerri Arsenault, author of Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains "A riveting, elegant, and intimate masterpiece. On the Line passed the great book test for me when I set it down for the last time and marveled and grieved in its beauty and sorrow, while understanding that my view of the world had changed." --Todd Miller, author of Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security "A stunning, luminous debut about what drives people to rise up for change. Pitkin tells a captivating personal story, as well as an essential cultural one, unveiling the cruelty and injustice of industrial laundries, the erosion of the right to organize, and the hard-won persistence of women who have fought for nearly a hundred years for safety and justice in the workplace." --Alison Hawthorne Deming, author of A Woven World "Brilliant, evocative. Pitkin''s journey through the trenches of the American class war is at once personal and universal, devastating and hopeful, raw and elegant. I am grateful that she chose to share it with us. I am awed that she wrote it so beautifully." -- David Hill, Vice President, National Writers Union, and author of The Vapors, "I started reading and couldn't stop. In an age of unchecked corporate power, On the Line is a timely and lyrical story of resistance, a behind-the-scenes portrait of labor organizing with all its hope and heartache. Candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin's writing couldn't come at a better--or more necessary--time." --Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century "Compelling. In this stirring debut, Daisy Pitkin deftly renders the intimate work of union organizing, demystifying the process as she takes care to ensure the focus remains on the workers themselves. Ultimately, On the Line is a ringing endorsement for the power of a union, and an essential read for anyone who's ever been inspired to fight for a better world." --Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor "It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. Rendered with lyric, incandescent prose, On the Line is both deeply personal and profoundly political, with an acute sense for the ebb and flow of history. With this remarkable debut, Pitkin has given us a riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity." -- Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border "With vulnerability and complexity, Daisy Pitkin delivers a beautifully written cultural critique and memoir about labor organizing and labor history, resistance and surrender, the unbalanced landscape between herself and the laborers she represents, but mainly, it's about love. On The Line is underscored by an obsession with moths, creatures--like herself--that are beckoned by flames that ultimately harm them. Pitkin is a companionable force you want on your side of any fight." --Kerri Arsenault, author of Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains "A riveting, elegant, and intimate masterpiece. On the Line passed the great book test for me when I set it down for the last time and marveled and grieved in its beauty and sorrow, while understanding that my view of the world had changed." --Todd Miller, author of Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security "A stunning, luminous debut about what drives people to rise up for change. Pitkin tells a captivating personal story, as well as an essential cultural one, unveiling the cruelty and injustice of industrial laundries, the erosion of the right to organize, and the hard-won persistence of women who have fought for nearly a hundred years for safety and justice in the workplace." --Alison Hawthorne Deming, author of A Woven World "Brilliant, evocative. Pitkin's journey through the trenches of the American class war is at once personal and universal, devastating and hopeful, raw and elegant. I am grateful that she chose to share it with us. I am awed that she wrote it so beautifully." -- David Hill, Vice President, National Writers Union, and author of The Vapors, "I started reading and couldn't stop. In an age of unchecked corporate power, On the Line is a timely and lyrical story of resistance, a behind-the-scenes portrait of labor organizing with all its hope and heartache. Candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin's writing couldn't come at a better--or more necessary--time." --Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century "It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. Rendered with lyric, incandescent prose, On the Line is both deeply personal and profoundly political, with an acute sense for the ebb and flow of history. With this remarkable debut, Pitkin has given us a riveting and intimate meditation on power, class consciousness, and the true meaning of solidarity." -- Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border "Brilliant, evocative. Pitkin's journey through the trenches of the American class war is at once personal and universal, devastating and hopeful, raw and elegant. I am grateful that she chose to share it with us. I am awed that she wrote it so beautifully." -- David Hill, Vice President, National Writers Union, and author of The Vapors
Synopsis
The beautifully told, dramatic story of two dedicated women, a labor organizer and an immigrant laundry worker, coming together to spearhead an audacious campaign to unionize one of the most dangerous industries in one of the most anti-union states--Arizona--and offering a nuanced look at the modern-day labor movement and the future of workers' rights., "Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. A remarkable debut." --Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a River On the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant linens and face harsh conditions: routine exposure to biohazardous waste, injuries from surgical tools left in hospital sheets, and burns from overheated machinery. Broken U.S. labor law makes it nearly impossible for them to fight back. The drive to unionize is led by two women: author Daisy Pitkin, a young labor organizer, who addresses this exhilarating narrative to Alma Gomez García, a second-shift immigrant worker, who risks her livelihood to join the struggle and convinces her fellow workers to take a stand. Forged in the flames of a grueling legal battle and the company's vicious anti-union crusade, including the retaliatory firing of Alma, the relationships that grow between Daisy, Alma, and the rest of the factory workers show how a union, at its best, can reach beyond the workplace and form a solidarity so powerful that it can transcend friendship and transform communities. But when political strife divides the union, and her friendship with Alma along with it, Daisy must reflect on her own position of privilege and the complicated nature of union hierarchies and top-down organizing. Daisy Pitkin looks back to uncover the forgotten roles immigrant women have played in the U.S. labor movement and points the way forward. As we experience one of the largest labor upheavals in decades, On the Line shows how difficult it is to bring about social change, and why we can't afford to stop trying.
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HD8039.L32U668 2022
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