{"product_id":"9781583672839","title":"Wisconsin Uprising","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn early 2011, the nation was stunned to watch Wisconsin’s  state capitol in Madison come under sudden and unexpected  occupation by union members and their allies. The protests  to defend collective bargaining rights were militant and practically  unheard of in this era of declining union power. Nearly  forty years of neoliberalism and the most severe economic  crisis since the Great Depression have battered the labor  movement, and workers have been largely complacent in the  face of stagnant wages, slashed benefits and services, widening  unemployment, and growing inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThat is, until now. Under pressure from a union-busting governor  and his supporters in the legislature, and inspired by the  massive uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, workers in Wisconsin  shook the nation with their colossal display of solidarity and  outrage. Their struggle is still ongoing, but there are lessons  to be learned from the Wisconsin revolt. This timely book  brings together some of the best labor journalists and scholars  in the United States, many of whom were on the ground  at the time, to examine the causes and impact of events, and  suggest how the labor movement might proceed in this new  era of union militancy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monthly Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183439954160,"sku":"9781583672839","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583672839_p0.jpg?v=1763784345","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583672839","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}