By Bill Barry
While you might think that the union movement is facing a crisis like never before, the crisis has actually been building for decades. The "normal" economy that workers want is disappearing—many jobs will be replaced by robotics and the employment relationship is increasingly precarious as the “gig” economy takes hold. This book looks at the four basic union concerns—grievances, contract negotiations, organizing and political action—and describes the new attitudes and strategies needed to reverse the decline and to blast the open shop movement. It emphasizes supporting displaced workers and changing union structures to build a movement. 184 pages paperback