The Workplace Constitution
Author | : Sophia Zoila Lee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 1316054098 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781316054093 |
Rating | : 4/5 (093 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Workplace Constitution written by Sophia Zoila Lee and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, most Americans lack constitutional rights on the job. Instead of enjoying free speech or privacy, they can be fired for almost any reason or no reason at all. This book uses history to explain why. It takes readers back to the 1930s and 1940s when advocates across the political spectrum - labor leaders, civil rights advocates and conservatives opposed to government regulation - set out to enshrine constitutional rights in the workplace. The book tells their interlocking stories of fighting for constitutional protections for American workers, recovers their surprising successes, explains their ultimate failure, and helps readers assess this outcome.