{"product_id":"unions-of-our-own-eight-building-blocks-to-change-work-and-the-world-1","title":"Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Daniel Gross\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaymarket Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4\/28\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: \u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e9798888905937\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn actionable, inviting, and confidence-boosting philosophy on how to tackle problems in your workplace and win.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur workplaces urgently need to get better, but change can feel murky, daunting, or even impossible. We imagine a different world, too, but billionaires are doing their best to make things worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e, veteran labor organizer and cofounder of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union Daniel Gross provides a radically new, step-by-step framework for workers who want to dramatically improve their jobs--and dream of bigger changes too. It reveals and puts into your hands the eight fundamental building blocks of a union that meets your needs and values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough proven tools, Gross's personal stories from campaigns, vivid history, and real-world examples, \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e offers a practical, accessible, and empowering philosophy on how to design your own union and win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have known Daniel Gross for over twenty years, and I have never met a more indefatigable and stubbornly optimistic organizer. Finally, Daniel has brought us \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e, an immensely practical and accessible guide for building workers' power. Daniel's vast experience organizing with workers comes through in every page of a book that is sure to become an instant classic in an era of increasingly chaotic politics and economics. If your workplace lacks a union, this is the book to read with your fellow workers. If you are already a union member: read this book to expand your ranks and build more power from the bottom up.\" -- Mark Bray, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/antifa-the-anti-fascist-handbook\" title=\"Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Daniel Gross shares with us what he has learned through decades of experience as a worker and labor organizer. Thought provoking, in-depth, based on values.\" -- Alice Lynd, coauthor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/moral-injury-and-nonviolent-resistance\" title=\"Moral Injury and Nonviolent Resistance\"\u003eMoral Injury and Nonviolent Resistance: Breaking the Cycle of Violence in the Military and Behind Bars\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e is the book I wish we had when we were starting our union campaign. It'll be right there with us as we train new organizers and beat back our Nestlé-owned employer. Internationalist, committed to workplace democracy, and unlike anything available to workers today, this book wrests back the full scope of unionism where it belongs: to those of us on the shop floor. Daniel Gross has written a practical guide for union organizing which is committed to a radical vision of how unions can transform society. Essential reading for anyone fed up with work and considering a member-controlled union to do something about it.\" -- Alex \"Gonzo\" Pyne, barista and president of Blue Bottle Independent Union\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Gross\u003c\/strong\u003e has been doing worker-led organizing and union-building for more than two decades, accompanying thousands of workers creating unions in their workplaces. Together with his co-workers, Gross helped found the groundbreaking IWW Starbucks Workers Union, which held power for over a decade at the coffee giant and helped revitalize a more inclusive labor movement. Gross has practiced labor law from a rank \u0026amp; file perspective and served on the board of the National Lawyers Guild and the Food Chain Workers Alliance. He is also the founding director of Brandworkers, the first worker center of immigrant workers in the metro New York local food manufacturing industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Staughton Lynd, he is the co-author of the classic\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/labor-law-for-the-rank-and-filer-building-solidarity-while-staying-clear-of-the-law-2nd-edition\" title=\"Labor Law for the Rank and Filer\"\u003eLabor Law for the Rank \u0026amp; Filer: \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/labor-law-for-the-rank-and-filer-building-solidarity-while-staying-clear-of-the-law-2nd-edition\" title=\"Labor Law for the Rank and Filer\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/labor-law-for-the-rank-and-filer-building-solidarity-while-staying-clear-of-the-law-2nd-edition\" title=\"Labor Law for the Rank and Filer\"\u003eBuilding Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eas well as the graphic pamphlet, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/solidarity-unionism-at-starbucks\" title=\"Solidarity Unionism at Starbucks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolidarity Unionism at Starbucks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with illustrator Tom Keough. He is based in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52387421847835,"sku":"Unions of Our Own","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71Gq41kH2zL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782165262","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/unions-of-our-own-eight-building-blocks-to-change-work-and-the-world-1","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}