Critical Wage Theory

Why Wage Justice Is Racial Justice

Ruben J Garcia author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:4th Sep '24

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In this highly original and personal book, Ruben J. Garcia argues forcefully that we must center the minimum wage as a tool for fighting structural racism. Employing the lessons of critical race theory to show how low minimum wages and underenforcement of workplace laws have always been features of our racially stratified society, Garcia explains why we must follow the leadership of social movements by treating increases in minimum wage levels and enforcement as matters of racial justice. Offering solutions that would benefit all workers, especially the immigrants and people of color most often made victims of wage theft, Critical Wage Theory is essential reading for anyone who seeks a more just future for the working class.

ISBN: 9780520388031

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm

Weight: 272g

226 pages