THE FIGHT FOR FIFTEEN: THE RIGHT WAGE FOR A WORKING AMERICA
Book ID/图书代码： 12861018C00013
English Summary/英文概要： The fight for a higher minimum wage has become the biggest national labor story in decades. Beginning in November 2012, strikes by fast food workers spread across the country, landing in Seattle in May 2013. Within a year, Seattle had adopted a $15 minimum wage—the highest in the United States—without a bloody political battle.
Combining history, economics, and commonsense political wisdom, The Fight for Fifteen makes a deeply informed case for a national $15/hour minimum wage as the only practical solution to reversing America’s decades-long slide toward becoming a low-wage nation.
Drawing both on new scholarship and on his extensive practical experiences organizing workers and grappling with inequality across the United States, David Rolf, president of SEIU 775—which waged the successful Seattle campaign—offers an accessible explanation of “middle out” economics, an emerging popular economic theory that suggests that the origins of prosperity in capitalist economies lie with workers and consumers, not investors and employers.
A blueprint for a different and hopeful American future, The Fight for Fifteen offers concrete tools, ideas, and inspiration for anyone interested in real change in our lifetimes.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 争取更高的最低工资已成为几十年来全国最轰动的劳动阶级事迹。从2012年11月开始，快餐店工人开始全国范围内的罢工，2013年5月波及西雅图。不到一年，西雅图在没有激烈政治斗争的情况下，通过了15美元的最低工资，这在美国是最高的时薪。
《争取15美元最低时薪》结合了历史、经济和政治，深刻阐述了设立15美元最低时薪是扭转美国几十年来走向低工资国家的唯一切实可行的解决办法。
SEIU总裁David Rolf利用其在组织工人和解决美国各地不平等问题方面的丰富实践经验，提供了浅显易懂的“中产阶级购买力”经济学解释，这是一种新兴的经济理论，该理论认为：资本主义经济繁荣的源头在于工人和消费者，而非投资者和雇主。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：“David Rolf以严谨的思维和智慧，向我们展示了为何争取15美元最低时薪不仅是一场局部战斗，而且是建设全国道德的必经之路，也是完美社会的基石。”——Robert B. Reich
“任何有意为工人的权利而战并获得成果的人都应该阅读David Rolf的这本新书，本书讲述了提高最低工资的重要性。很少有人能像David那样，从踏实的角度和热情来探讨提高工资、给工人和家庭提供他们成功所需要的工具。”——Senator Patty Murray
“本书通过专家的剖析和探索，绘制了一幅激进的蓝图，试图通过设立全新的工资水平拯救美国中产阶级。本书通过内行的眼光审视了数十年来应对经济下滑的社会运动。”——Kirkus Reviews
"With intellectual rigor and practical wisdom, David Rolf shows why the fight for a $15-an-hour minimum wage is not just a local battle but a national moral necessity—and a cornerstone of a decent society."—Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
"Anyone interested in fighting for workers and getting results should read David Rolf’s new book on the importance of raising the minimum wage. Few people in this country have the on-the-ground perspective and passion that David has when it comes to increasing wages and giving workers and families the tools they need to succeed."—Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
“Rolf successfully addresses many arguments against higher minimum wages. [T]he book will appeal to anyone looking to know more about the workings of modern-day labor movements and the stories of their members.”—Publishers Weekly
"An expert exploration of a provocative blueprint for rescuing the American middle class through the creation of a new living wage. A savvy inside look at the social movement challenging decades of stark economic decline."—Kirkus Reviews
About the Author/作者介绍： David Rolf现任SEIU775总裁，SEIU775是西北部地区发展最快的工会。他领导了自20世纪30年代以来规模最大的一些工人运动，包括在洛杉矶成功组织了75,000名家庭护理助手。Rolf现居西雅图。
David Rolf is the president of SEIU 775, the fastest-growing union in the Northwest. He has led some of the largest organizing efforts since the 1930s, including the successful organization of 75,000 home care aides in Los Angeles. Rolf lives in Seattle.
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