 By Vanessa Tait
Poor Workers’ Unions: Rebuilding Labor from Below is a classic account of low-wage workers’ organizing since the 1960s, an essential primer to the “other labor movement” that presents the community/labor partnerships, workers’ centers, and independent organizing projects that are revitalizing labor for the twenty-first century.  by Victor Narro with illustrations by Yana Murashko and translation by Madelin Arroyo Romero
In Jimmy's Carwash Adventure, young Jimmy takes his pedal car to the carwash and learns something about the world of work in the process. His subsequent stand against injustice teaches others the meaning of “solidarity.”  By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Edited and with an introduction by Michael K. Honey People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ending racial segregation. He fought throughout his life to connect the labor and civil rights movements, envisioning them as twin pillars for social reform. All Labor Has Dignity is a collection of King's speeches on labor rights and economic justice that underscore his relevance for today. They help us imagine King anew: as a human rights leader whose commitment to unions and an end to poverty was a crucial part of his civil rights agenda.  By Colin Eldred-Cohen with Illustrations by Amber De Joya
The Fire Truck Who Got Lost is a children’s story about the importance of family as well as the virtues of problem-solving and determination. Barnabus, the young fire truck, gets lost in the big city and has to figure out how to be found by the bigger fire trucks at the station. The story is beautifully illustrated, and is a product of The Autism Creatives Collective, which supports the talents of people on the Autism spectrum. |
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