Author Event – Jonathan Rosenblum
Date and Time
Aug 3, 2017 6:00 pm
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Aug 3, 2017 6:00 pm
Takoma
Please join Busboys and Poets Books as we welcome author Jonathan Rosenblum, author of "Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor Movement" at our Takoma location.
In 2013, SeaTac Airport workers and community allies outside Seattle, WA made history when they took on corporate and government elites and won the first successful ballot fight for a $15 minimum wage.
In his new book "Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor Movement," SeaTac campaign director Jonathan Rosenblum reveals the inside story of the fight that helped renew the national labor movement through bold strategy and broad inclusiveness. "Beyond $15" tells the story of how an unlikely alliance of airport workers, union and community activists, and clery staged face-to-face confrontations with corporate leaders to unite a diverse, largely immigrant workforce in a struggle over power between airport workers and business and political elites. "Beyond $15" provides provides and inspirational blueprint for a powerful, all-inclusive labor movement and a call for workers to reclaim their voice in the new economy.
Don't miss this great event with Busboys and Poets Books and with Jonathan in his inaugural DC-area book talk - an evening of inspiration, story-telling, and discussion about the lessons of SeaTac and what we must do in the era of Trump.
This event is co-sponsored by Bread & Roses.
