From longtime New York Times labor correspondent Steven Greenhouse, his new book Beaten Down, Worked Up is an in-depth look at working men and women in America, the challenges they face, and how they can be re-empowered in an era when corporate profits have soared while wages have flatlined, millions of Americans are searching for ways to improve their lives, and they’re often turning to labor unions and worker action, whether #RedforEd teachers’ strikes or the Fight for $15. Behind these trends is a little-discussed problem: the decades-long decline in worker power. Steven Greenhouse sees this decline reflected in some of the most pressing problems facing our nation today, including income inequality, declining social mobility, the gender pay gap, the tough times faced by many gig workers, and the concentration of political power in the hands of the wealthy.

About Steven Greenhouse
Steven Greenhouse,  a reporter for The New York Times from 1983 to 2014, covered labor and the workplace for nineteen years there and is often called the dean of the nation’s labor journalists.

About Wilma Liebman
President Obama named Wilma Liebman to be Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board in January 2009.  She served as Chairman until August 27, 2011, when her third term expired. 

About Prof. R. Trebor Scholz:
Author of Uberworked and Underpaid, Trebor Scholz is a scholar-activist and founding director of the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy at The New School in New York City.

About the "Who Owns the World?" event series:

This lecture is part of a free, public events series and course convened by The Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy at The New School entitled "Who Owns the World?" Members of the public are invited to join up to three events. All readings are openly accessible on the website: http://whoownstheworld.org