Bob,

I just read your book and wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed it and learned from it. As a young person, the rich historical analysis really helped me to contextualize the current movement. I can see better how different organizations fit in- and what the strengths are of each. Your analysis of the trajectory of union busting was made with extreme clarity. I know that I have become a better teacher because of it. You address worker power and the attack by corporations and government upon that power. There has come a point where in certain struggles- consumers and students are all that workers have as a tool to fight back. It shouldn't be like that.

I was also touched by the thorough research- but at the same time the accessibility that is absent in much of academia. This is truly a "movement" book that I will recommend to USAS students and others to learn about the history of worker struggle and what solidarity has meant and what it can mean.

Thanks,
Jessica Rutter
USAS National Organizer

Jessica Rutter
National Organizer
United Students Against Sweatshops
www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org