Research Guides: Labor Union Research for the Labor Relations Community: Find Books

Sources for Books about Labor

Amazon.com
Cinco Puntos Press
ILR Press - Cornell University
"ILR Press publishes books about workplace issues, labor, management, and social policy. Written from a variety of perspectives, these books appeal to a diverse readership that includes scholars and students throughout the social sciences; practitioners, and, increasingly, the general public."
Labor Notes Books
From the same people who publish Labor Notes magazine, LNB makes available books like Troublemakers Handbook, Democracy is Power and Working Smart among other titles.
Labor Archives: Monthly Review Press
Follow this link to the labor books published by MRP.
Powell's City of Books
Powell's City of Books is an independent, unionized bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Order books online.
Robert McConnell Productions
Sells videos on parliamentary procedure and Robert's Rules of Order

Using Your Library as a Book Resource

Directory of New Jersey Libraries
This site will connect you to your local library in NJ. It also describes research-related library services, such as libraries that offer free wireless, and available free databases.

The public library is an excellent first stop towards finding the books you need about labor relations, labor law, and the labor movement. Even if they do not have the book in the library, they should be able to get it for you through the interlibrary loan network, which spans public and academic libraries throughout the U.S. Also, some college and university libraries are open to the public, and allow community members reading privaleges. If you don't see anything about these services on the Internet or in the Library, ask!