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Book Review (Betrayal of Work)

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Summary: The Betrayal of Work by, Beth Shulman published in 2003 (255 pgs) Graduate Term Report Submitted for HR In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of Degree of Masters in Human Relations Abstract Beth Shulman, a lawyer and former vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, spent 3 years traveling around the United States talking to Americans who are struggling by on low wages. She presents her findings in The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans. The book shows how the United States has neglected these workers, and how, despite the country's vast wealth, American workers have lower living standards than comparable workers in other industrialized countries. It concludes with a detailed call for policy reform to correct what stands as a national disgrace and a betrayal of America's founding notions of fairness and equity. How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans An astonishing 35 million...

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