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"Getting America Back to Work"
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Getting America Back to Work is an accessible critique of 40 years of neo-Liberal economic policies that have devastated our manufacturing base, created huge disparities between rich and poor, and caused a massive economic downturn that has left so many of us jobless and penniless. They remind us that the answer lies in an educated and mobilized populace demanding justice in every public sphere–in the workplace, on Main Street, on Wall Street and in government.
Kenneth Zinn, Director of Strategic Campaigns, National Nurses Unite |
“Acuff and Levins lay out the dangerous depth of income and power inequality, what that inequality has done to our economy, and how to fix it in this new book. Their solutions are simple common sense-- we have to allow working folks to organize, we have to invest in manufacturing and green jobs and green energy. And we have to stop off-shoring and outsourcing middle class jobs.”
Leo Gerard, President, United Steelworkers |
Acuff and Levins have produced a well-written narrative of how we have gotten into the economic mess we’re in and a road map to the way out. A work that is concise, accessible, and moves folks to action.
Ed Sabol, Senior Director-Organizing, Communication Workers of America |
“Stewart Acuff has done it again! He is quickly proving himself as the best in America at taking complex issues and explaining them to the average working family in a way we can completely understand. This time he has taken on the fat-cat bankers, the multi-national corporations and the greediest of the greedy and has taken apart their “rich should get richer” arguments piece by piece. In this short publication, he has laid out the arguments against free-trade, bank bailouts, risky tax schemes and how to really fix the main broken components of the U.S. economy in a way only he can do. Whether writing in the world of online bloggers, speaking to thousands of trade-unionists, taking on the right-wing pundits on FOX news or through writings like this superb easy-to-read book, Stewart Acuff never seems to disappoint! Its time to take back our economy and now, with Acuff’s “Getting America Back to Work,” we have our own GPS system to get us there.”
Tim Waters, United Steelworkers, Director of Rapid Response |
“What has happened to undermine the living standards, jobs, health care, rights and opportunities of American working people? Who is responsible? Stewart Acuff and Richard Levins analyze our plight and explain how a new movement can bring back the dream of a decent life based on hard work and fair play.”
Michael Honey, Professor of Humanities, University of Washington, Tacoma
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“In the more than 30 years that Stewart Acuff and I have been co-workers and friends, he has consistently been one of the most creative and committed organizers in the labor movement and beyond. When Stewart was leader of the Atlanta Central Labor Council, The Nation rightly called it the country’s “most vibrant and militant CLC.” Now Stewart and Richard Levins have merged the wisdom of their two outstanding careers into one hard-hitting manual for everyday working people who are trying to take our country back from the Big Boys who have stolen it. Read it, stand up and fight back.”
Si Kahn, Executive Director Emeritus, Grassroots Leadership; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos
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“I read your book twice already. It's great. Every American should read this!”
Laura Askelin, President, SE MN Area Labor Council/AFL-CIO
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“Getting America Back to Work is precisely the sort of book that activists need to get a hold of and distribute to the organizations in which they are involved. It is a conversation-starter, and one that I will certainly be using.”
Bill Flectcher, Jr, Labor activist, author, and Director of Field Services and Education Department, American Federation of Government Employees |
“You can’t say enough about Stewart Acuff! From explaining what’s gone wrong in America, to what we have to do to get power back in the hands of common working people, ‘Getting America Back to Work’ has something for everyone. Why should any of us be an armchair-politician, when we can get what we need to be an activist in less than 100 pages? ‘Getting America Back to Work’ is like a firm slap across the face that wakes us up to the reality that we have been fed a lie. Things really aren’t ‘just that way’ and we do not have to settle for our lot in life. From facts and philosophy, to analogies and cartoons, Stewart Acuff gives us what we need to understand how to leverage our power as individuals through collective action. It is in our history to uphold the great American Dream, and to fight for fairness in the workplace and for dignity in what we are paid. What are you waiting for? READ THIS BOOK and then get out and fight, fight, fight!”
Eric D. Russell, United Steelworkers, Political Department
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“Your book is very relevant to what is happening to us here in the Midwest. Whirlpool Corporation is currently shutting down one of its largest appliance making factories of refrigerators in Evansville, Indiana. I have sold many copies of your book to those who want to know what is happening to jobs in America and what to do about it. As you know, I am not a bookseller but sales of the book are going great. Endorsements by those who have read it are spreading. One friend of mine, a Business Representative for Sheet Metal Workers LU 20 is buying the book for his staff and recommending it to many. The workers at Whirlpool that are loosing their jobs are buying the book and appreciate what you are doing to explain what is happening. They are following your direction as to what to do by mobilizing to help others who are losing their jobs. The local Tri-State Jobs With Justice is recommending your book, also. Thank you and Dr. Levins for this great book.”
Stephen E. Bottoms, UMW & IUOE member
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