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African American civil rights workers African Americans Civil rights African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights movements Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights workers Employee rights Employees Training of Race relations United StatesGuerin, Lisa
Summary: Anyone who hires and supervises employees needs clear policies when it comes to crucial issues like pay and overtime, medical leave, and social media. Create Your Own Employee Handbook provides everything business owners, managers, and HR professionals need to create (or update) a legal and plain-English employee handbook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business GuerinKelly, Marjorie
Summary: All attempts to address the economic collapse are overlooking an essential factor: ownership. So long as businesses are set up to focus exclusively on maximizing monetary returns per quarter for a narrow group of individuals the economy will be subject to crippling boom-and-bust cycles. The author reports on emerging ownership alternatives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.14 KELRepa, Barbara Kate.
Summary: Features information on firing, wages, health insurance, medical leave, retirement plans, disability and worker's compensation insurance, discrimination, and privacy rights with up-to-date state and federal law information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "The coronavirus pandemic threw life into a tumult for American workers, igniting new class struggles and further stoking those already under way. Across the country, essential workers lashed out against low wages, long hours, and safety risks, both with labor union backing and without it. Nurses, teachers, grocery clerks, farmers, food processing workers, and many more fought for higher wages,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.0973 MCCWilkie, Curtis
Summary: "The inside story of how a courageous FBI informant helped to bring down the KKK chapter responsible for a brutal civil rights-era killing. By early 1966, the civil rights work of Vernon Dahmer, head of the Forrest County chapter of the NAACP and a dedicated advocate for voter registration, was well-known in Mississippi. This put him in the crosshairs of the White Knights, one of the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 WILKleinknecht, William
Summary: "In the wake of Trump's presidency, Republican-led states have joined in an alarming assault on our democratic system. But the drift toward authoritarianism in red states has far deeper roots. We now have a country where tens of millions of people live under regimes that have spent years starving education and health care, empowering polluters, engaging in voter suppression, and neglecting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 352.23 KLEVisser, Kristin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prairie Oak Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.9775 VISSmith, Kathryn
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 720.92 SMIBarreiro, Sachi
Summary: "Get paid fairly and on time; protect yourself from harassment and discrimination; fight a wrongful termination; includes workplace laws for all 50 states"--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344 BARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344 BARCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business BarreiroMcShane Wulfhart, Nell
Summary: "The empowering story of a group of spirited stewardesses who fought for their rights in the cabin and revolutionized the workplace for all American women"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.4 MCSMacCarald, Clara
Summary: "Describes gig jobs in the creative arts, including the history of gig jobs in the creative arts, working a gig job, the pros and cons of gig work, and the future of gig jobs in the creative arts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BrightPoint Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 338.4 MACDouglas, Deborah D.
Summary: The U.S. Civil Rights Trail offers a vivid glimpse into the story of Black America's fight for freedom and equality. From eye-opening landmarks to celebrations of triumph over adversity, experience a tangible piece of history with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail. Includes flexible itineraries, historic civil rights sites, the culture of the movement, expert insight, travel tools, and detailed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2021
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Summary: "This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSKuklinski, Joanne Myrechuck.
Summary: Jan Majercak was born 22 May 1865 in Lapsze Wyzne, Poland. His parents were Joannes Majerzcak and Anna Nemecz. He married Barbora Penxa (1862-1945) in Budapest, Hungary. He died in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. Their son, Andrew Joseph Myrechuck (1893-1937) married Katherine Ann Wanichek in 1916 in Plainfield, Wisconsin. Includes Wanechek, Vanicek, Vandehey and related families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marc & Joanne Kuklinski 2006
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.273 KUKCappelli, Peter
Summary: Annotation Peter Cappelli confronts the myth of the skills gap and provides an actionable path forward to put people back to work.Even in a time of perilously high unemployment, companies contend that they cannot find the employees they need. Pointing to a skills gap, employers argue applicants are simply not qualified; schools aren't preparing students for jobs; the government isn't letting in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wharton Digital Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3112 CAPCicchini, Michael D.
Summary: "A criminal defense attorney goes beyond the popular Netflix documentary to detail the legal nightmare that led to the conviction of Steven Avery"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345 CICButing, Jerome F.
Summary: Interweaving an insider's account of the true crime saga behind "Making a Murderer" with other controversial cases from his career, Steven Avery's defense attorney reveals the flaws in America's criminal justice system and puts forth a persuasive call for reform.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345 BUTHuhti, Thomas
Summary: "From majestic forests and verdant farms to rushing rivers and tranquil lakes, experience the Badger State's classic Midwestern charm with Moon Wisconsin"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2023
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Summary: "Introduces the reader to women's rights movement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, An imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.092 GRACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 GRAWallace, Sandra Neil
Summary: "A picture book biography of Diane Nash, a Civil Rights Movement leader at the side of Martin Luther King and John Lewis. Born in the 1940s in Chicago, Diane went on to take command of the Nashville Movement, leading lunch counter sit-ins and peaceful marches. Diane decides to fight not with anger or violence, but with love. With her strong words of truth and actions, she works to stop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 NASMeckler, Laura
Summary: "In this searing and deeply researched examination of the promises and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler aims to uncover where the problem lies and to shed light on what's being done to move forward-in housing, in education, and in the promise of shared community. In the late 1950s, Shaker Heights became a national model for housing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 MECHerrick, Linda M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Origins 1996
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3775 HERCall number: R GEN 929.3775 HER
Tise, Larry E.
Summary: Despite their great achievements following their first powered flights in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright still enjoyed virtual anonymity until 1908. In seven crucial days in May of that year, however, the eyes of the world were suddenly cast upon them as they sought lucrative government contracts for their flying technology and then had to prove the capabilities of their machines.In these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2009