Working in the Shadows
A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do
Thompson, Gabriel
Publisher: Nation Books, USA
Year Published: 2011
Pages: 336pp ISBN: 978-1568586380
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX16003
Combining personal narrative with investigative reporting, Thompson shines a light on the underside of the American economy, exposing harsh working conditions, union busting, and lax government enforcement — while telling the stories of workers forced to live with chronic pain in the pursuit of $8 an hour.