"They're Bankrupting Us!": And 20 Other Myths about Unions
"Coming from a union family helped shape who I am today. Unions have been critical for African Americans, and for all working people, and are essential for social justice. Read Bill Fletcher's important and timely book so we can reassert the humanity of working people and help them stand against the larger societal forces that are trying to crush them.”—Danny Glover, actor/activist“As someone who has written about  the daily lives and struggles of working people I am constantly impressed and  enlightened by Bill Fletcher's work. In“They’re Bankrupting Us!”he answers the  question of why unions are so essential—not just for economic uplift, but for  democracy itself. Fletcher is one of our leading labor intellectuals, and once  again, he has the last word on a subject of central importance to all  Americans.”—Barbara Ehrenreich“It’s amazing how much nonsense  about unions is believed, and how little is really known about their purpose and  proud history. Bill Fletcher sets the record straight, and he tells us a  thrilling story while doing it. A thriving union movement is crucial to the  well-being of working men and women and to the overall health of our democratic  way of life. This book – better than any other I’ve read – explains  why.”—Bob Herbert, Distinguished  Senior Fellow at Demos and former Op-Ed columnist forThe New York  Times"Isn't it curious that the loudest, most venomous voices against unions are the CEOs and Wall Streeters who profit by keeping America's working families down and unions out? In this powerful book, Bill Fletcher exposes their self-serving lies, and points out the obvious: unions work. Not only do they advance our economy, but also our democracy and our nation's historic pursuit of social justice."—Jim Hightower, author, radio commentator, public speaker, and editor of The Hightower Lowdown"Even before I read Bill  Fletcher's new book, I knew it was a 'must read.' Having read it now, my  instincts have been confirmed. Bill Fletcher is a brilliant thinker in Ella  Baker's tradition. He is an organizer extraordinaire who writes from thirty  years experience in labor and freedom movements. “They’re Bankrupting Us!” speaks to a very  broad audience about the diversity, complexity and vitality of the United  States labor movement. And who better to tell  that story and teach that lesson, than this amazing intellectual, committed  activist and tireless movement teacher."—Barbara Ransby, Professor,  University of  Illinois at Chicago and  author ofElla Baker and the Black Freedom  Movement "Bill Fletcher's new book is a  must read for every worker in America. Full of surprising stories  and useful facts, "They're Bankrupting  Us!" uncovers everything we ever wanted to know about how unions work,  and the true role that unions have played in shaping the nature of our work  today."—Ai-jen Poo, Director, National Domestic Workers  Alliance