Working 9 to 5
eBook - ePub

Working 9 to 5

A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Working 9 to 5

A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie

About this book

"A must-read for any activist or reader in search of inspiration." —Liz Shuler, president, AFL-CIO
2022 Sarton Awards Finalist for Memoir
2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist - Women's Issues category

9 to 5 wasn't just a comic film—it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends.
Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages.
They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal.
The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton's toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work.
Working 9 to 5 is a lively, informative, firsthand account packed with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Jane Fonda
  6. Prologue
  7. 1. Every Morning
  8. 2. Vying for Power
  9. 3. Start-Up
  10. 4. “I'm Not a Feminist, But . . .”
  11. 5. A Bill of Rights for Women Office Workers
  12. 6. Teetering for Our Rights
  13. 7. While He Was Wearing Them
  14. 8. In Our Glory! (Part I): “We Think a Lot of Women . . .”
  15. 9. A Union of Women, by Women, for Women
  16. 10. Se-cre-ta-rees, Unite!
  17. 11. In Our Glory! (Part II): The Wallpaper Comes Alive
  18. 12. Going National
  19. 13. Hollywood
  20. 14. Our Union Goes National
  21. 15. Looking Back, Looking Ahead
  22. Epilogue
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. Time Line
  25. Resources
  26. Notes
  27. Index