2012 Labor Books Catalog Now Available

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The just-released 2012 edition of the UCS Labor Books Catalog -- from local labor publisher Union Communication Services -- provides a well-stocked toolbox of books, pamphlets and more, offering scores of classic and new titles on topics ranging from negotiating and grievance handling to organizing, health and safety, labor law and labor history.  It includes many worker-friendly fiction and young adult and children’s books as well. New titles for 2012 include the brand-new Steward’s Pocket Reference & Diary (“The union steward’s best friend!”); Estelle Carol’s stunning “Unions Make a World of Difference” poster – suitable for prominent display in the workplace or union hall;  a riveting new Joe Hill biography, The Man Who Never Died; Philip Dray’s There is Power in a Union; a new Effective Grievance Resolution DVD from Wayne State University; new editions of several classic labor activists’ tools; and more. Copies of the catalog are available free from UCS at 800-321-2545; by e-mail at ucsbooks@unionist.com and online at www.unionist.com.  Or send your request to UCS Books, 165 Conduit St., Annapolis MD 21401. Books also can be purchased directly from the website.