"Shaun Richman explains how important it is to bring labor unions back from the edge of institutional annihilation. Based on historical research and legal analysis, as well as his own experience as a union organizing director, Richman lays out an action plan for U.S. workers in the twenty-first century by which we can internalize the concept that workers are equal human beings, entitled to health care, dignity, job security-and definitely, the right to strike"--.

• Cover
• TELL THE BOSSES WE’RE COMING
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• 1. The System Is a Trap
• 2. Our Peculiar Union Shop
• 3. The Routine of Collective Bargaining
• 4. Two Reasons Why Most Unions Don’t Do Large-Scale Organizing
• 5. The Changes That We Have the Power to Make
• 6. Bringing Back the Strike
• 7. An All-In System of Labor Relations
• 8. A Right to Your Job
• 9. Get the Boss Out of the Doctor’s Office
• 10. And We Have to Fix the Labor Board . . .
• 11. Conclusion
• Appendix: Labor’s Bill of Rights
• Notes