Class Struggle Unionism by Joe Burns | Book Club

Suggested by: Book Shop Extra
Pages to read: 143
ISBN: 9781642595840 (Originally listed edition & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is class struggle unionism?
•What is the class structure?
•How is value produced?
•What is the power of the strike?
•Why are union activities illegal? How does their illegality effect their behavior?
•Who do unions work for?
•What is wealth?
•What scale should union efforts be?
•Is there a political party in the U.S. that supports labor movements?
•What are different types of labor unions and why are they different?
•Why do unions want to have more power than the firms?
•Why do unions want to control member behavior?
•Why do unions want to control competitors behavior?
•Why does the author not want a bureaucratic union?
•What are income-producing property?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.