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Tells the human story behind the bureaucratic process of fighting for justice in the US workplace. Based on extensive fieldwork in Northern California, the author investigates the array of gatekeepers with whom workers must negotiate in the labor standards enforcement bureaucracy and, ultimately, the limited reach of formal legal protections.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Inequality and Power at Work 3. The Landscape and Logics of Worker Protections 4. Navigating Bureaucracies 5. The Aftermath of Legal Mobilization 6. Conclusion Notes References Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520288782, 978-0520288782
      ISBN10: 0520288785

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tells the human story behind the bureaucratic process of fighting for justice in the US workplace. Based on extensive fieldwork in Northern California, the author investigates the array of gatekeepers with whom workers must negotiate in the labor standards enforcement bureaucracy and, ultimately, the limited reach of formal legal protections.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Inequality and Power at Work 3. The Landscape and Logics of Worker Protections 4. Navigating Bureaucracies 5. The Aftermath of Legal Mobilization 6. Conclusion Notes References Index

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