Author: Doug Crandell
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501762648
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In Twenty-Two Cents an Hour, Doug Crandell uncovers the harsh reality of people with disabilities in the United States who are forced to work in unethical conditions for subminimum wages with little or no opportunity to advocate for themselves, while wealthy CEOs grow even wealthier as a direct result. As recently as 2016, the United States Congress enacted bipartisan legislation which continued to allow workers with disabilities to legally be paid far lower than the federal minimum wage. Drawing on ongoing federal Department of Justice lawsuits, the horrifying story of Henry's Turkey Farm in Iowa, and more, Crandell shows the history of the policies that have led to these unjust outcomes, examines who benefits from this legislation, and asks important questions about the rise of a disability industrial complex. Exposing this complex—which is rooted in profit, lobbying, and playing on the emotions of workers' parents and families, as well as the public—Crandell challenges readers to reexamine how we treat some of our most vulnerable fellow citizens. Twenty-Two Cents an Hour forces the reader to face the reality of this exploitation, and builds the framework needed for reform.
Twenty-Two Cents an Hour
Author: Doug Crandell
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501762648
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In Twenty-Two Cents an Hour, Doug Crandell uncovers the harsh reality of people with disabilities in the United States who are forced to work in unethical conditions for subminimum wages with little or no opportunity to advocate for themselves, while wealthy CEOs grow even wealthier as a direct result. As recently as 2016, the United States Congress enacted bipartisan legislation which continued to allow workers with disabilities to legally be paid far lower than the federal minimum wage. Drawing on ongoing federal Department of Justice lawsuits, the horrifying story of Henry's Turkey Farm in Iowa, and more, Crandell shows the history of the policies that have led to these unjust outcomes, examines who benefits from this legislation, and asks important questions about the rise of a disability industrial complex. Exposing this complex—which is rooted in profit, lobbying, and playing on the emotions of workers' parents and families, as well as the public—Crandell challenges readers to reexamine how we treat some of our most vulnerable fellow citizens. Twenty-Two Cents an Hour forces the reader to face the reality of this exploitation, and builds the framework needed for reform.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501762648
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In Twenty-Two Cents an Hour, Doug Crandell uncovers the harsh reality of people with disabilities in the United States who are forced to work in unethical conditions for subminimum wages with little or no opportunity to advocate for themselves, while wealthy CEOs grow even wealthier as a direct result. As recently as 2016, the United States Congress enacted bipartisan legislation which continued to allow workers with disabilities to legally be paid far lower than the federal minimum wage. Drawing on ongoing federal Department of Justice lawsuits, the horrifying story of Henry's Turkey Farm in Iowa, and more, Crandell shows the history of the policies that have led to these unjust outcomes, examines who benefits from this legislation, and asks important questions about the rise of a disability industrial complex. Exposing this complex—which is rooted in profit, lobbying, and playing on the emotions of workers' parents and families, as well as the public—Crandell challenges readers to reexamine how we treat some of our most vulnerable fellow citizens. Twenty-Two Cents an Hour forces the reader to face the reality of this exploitation, and builds the framework needed for reform.
The Motorman and Conductor
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Vols. 19- include the Proceedings of the association's 12-27th annual conventions.
Publisher:
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Vols. 19- include the Proceedings of the association's 12-27th annual conventions.
The Labour Gazette
Author: Canada. Dept. of Labour
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1474
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1474
Book Description
Railway Review
The Miners of Wabana
Author: Gail Weir
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9780920911693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
For seventy-one years, iron ore was mined at Wabana, Bell Island: half the output was used in Canada; the other half was shipped around the world. When the mine shut down on June 30, 1966, it was Canada's oldest, continuously operating iron mine. The miners worked three miles under the ocean in Conception Bay, in what was, during its lifetime, the world's most extensive submarine iron mine. This is the story of the miners, of their workday, of the conditions in the mines, the story of the horses and the rats, of the fun that relieved the tedium and of the tragedies.
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9780920911693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
For seventy-one years, iron ore was mined at Wabana, Bell Island: half the output was used in Canada; the other half was shipped around the world. When the mine shut down on June 30, 1966, it was Canada's oldest, continuously operating iron mine. The miners worked three miles under the ocean in Conception Bay, in what was, during its lifetime, the world's most extensive submarine iron mine. This is the story of the miners, of their workday, of the conditions in the mines, the story of the horses and the rats, of the fun that relieved the tedium and of the tragedies.
Pulp and Paper Investigation Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Pulp and Paper Investigation
Publisher:
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Category : Paper-making and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paper-making and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
Pulp and Paper Investigation Hearings. April 25, 1908 [-Feb. 9, 1909 and Index]
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee Under House Resolution 344
Publisher:
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Category : Paper industry
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Paper industry
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Wages and Hours of Labor Series
Author: United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Publisher:
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Category : Hours of labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1140
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Hours of labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1140
Book Description
The Panama Canal Record ...
Author:
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Category : Panama Canal (Panama)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Panama Canal (Panama)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Henry E. Huntington and the Creation of Southern California
Author: William B. Friedricks
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 0814205534
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Henry E. Huntington, nephew and protégé of Southern Pacific Railroad magnate Collis Huntington, decided to invest his fortune in developing interurban railroads serving the Los Angeles Basin, beginning in 1898 and working through 1920. With enough capital to put railroads where he felt they would work best, he exerted considerable influence on the early growth of Southern California. He also invested in a number of other regional industries, and as an avid collector of rare books and art, he and his second wife Arabella created a notable cultural legacy as well.
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 0814205534
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Henry E. Huntington, nephew and protégé of Southern Pacific Railroad magnate Collis Huntington, decided to invest his fortune in developing interurban railroads serving the Los Angeles Basin, beginning in 1898 and working through 1920. With enough capital to put railroads where he felt they would work best, he exerted considerable influence on the early growth of Southern California. He also invested in a number of other regional industries, and as an avid collector of rare books and art, he and his second wife Arabella created a notable cultural legacy as well.