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Precarious Claims: The Promise and Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States
Resumen/Descripción – provisto por la editorial en inglés
Precarious Claims tells the human story behind the bureaucratic process of fighting for justice in the U.S. workplace. The global economy has fueled vast concentrations of wealth that have driven a demand for cheap and flexible labor. Workplace violations such as wage theft, unsafe work environments, and discrimination are widespread in low-wage industries such as restaurants, retail, hospitality, and domestic work, where jobs are often held by immigrants and other vulnerable workers. Despite the challenges they face, these workers do seek justice. Why and how do they come forward,and what happens once they do? Based on extensive fieldwork in Northern California, Shannon Gleeson investigates the array of gatekeepers with whom workers must negotiate in the labor standards enforcement bureaucracy and, ultimately, the limited reach of formal legal protections. Gleeson also tracks how workplace injustices—and the arduous process of contesting them—have long-term effects on their everyday lives. Workers sometimes win, but their chances are precarious at best.Palabras clave – provistas por la editorial
Working class; Work environment; Labor law; Industrial safety; United States
Disponibilidad
| Institución detectada | Año de publicación | Navegá | Descargá | Solicitá |
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| No requiere | 2016 | Directory of Open access Books |
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Información
Tipo de recurso:
libros
ISBN impreso
9780520288782
ISBN electrónico
9780520963603
Editor responsable
University of California Press
País de edición
Estados Unidos
Fecha de publicación
2016
