I want to learn more about union organizing. I am in the US but open to reading nonfiction about union organizing in other countries, as well. Special bonus points for suggestions of books about organizing people around a shared identity that isn't related to employment. I'm interested in reading about organizing that worked as well as attempts that didn't deliver any results. I'm open to reading fiction on this topic as long as it's somewhat based in human reality.
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*A history of America in ten strikes* by Erik Loomis
*From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: An Illustrated History of Labor in the United States* by Priscilla Murolo
“A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing and the Fight for Democracy” by Jane McAlevey (Jane was such an important figure in the union movement globally)
“ABC of Socialism” by John Rees is an old and sightly outdated one, but it’s a book I was raised on and has some great bits (the section about a procession of society where your height dictates your power… so good)
“Not Your Father’s Union Movement: inside the AFL-CIO” edited by Jo-Ann Mort was recommended to me by a friend and looks relevant!
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The University of Illinois Press has a series dedicated to the [Working Class History in American History](https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/find_books.php?type=series&search=wca&page=1). Lots of union-related titles.