Portland Public Library

Sleeping giant, how the new working class will transform America, Tamara Draut

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Sleeping giant

bibliography

913844750

Tamara Draut

how the new working class will transform America

"It's not your father's working class anymore. It's more female, more diverse racially, and it doesn't wear Carhartt's and a hard hat anymore. Sleeping Giant is the first major examination of this dynamic and increasingly activist class and the role it will play in our political and economic future. What does "working class" mean in today's America? Today's workers don't just man the assembly lines. They watch our children and aging parents, park our cars, screen our luggage, clean our offices and hotel rooms, cook our take-out meals and stock our store shelves. And they are blacker, browner, and more female than the old working class. They are not as organized, in terms of their unions and political clout, but they are demographically powerful and are awakening to that power. The new working class is indeed a "sleeping giant," and Tamara Draut will blend up-close-and-personal individual narratives with historical background and sophisticated analysis to explain how they are about to change America for the better"--, Provided by publisher

The bargain-basement economy -- The new indignity of work -- Meet the new populists -- The great power shift -- The legacy of exclusion -- The privilege of visibility -- The sleeping giant stirs -- A better deal -- The blueprint for a better deal