Cactus Book Club: “Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor” by Kim Kelly
Join us Wednesday, May 6th at 5:30 for our next Cactus Book Club. In honor of (belated) International Workers’ Day, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union (MASH) will lead the conversation on Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor by Kim Kelly. “The names and faces of countless silenced, misrepresented, or forgotten leaders have been erased by time as a privileged few decide which stories get cut from the final copy: those of women, people of color, LGBTQIA people, disabled people, sex workers, prisoners, and the poor. In this definitive and assiduously researched work of journalism, Teen Vogue columnist and independent labor reporter Kim Kelly excavates that untold history and shows how the rights the American worker has today—the forty-hour workweek, workplace-safety standards, restrictions on child labor, protection from harassment and discrimination on the job—were earned with literal blood, sweat, and tears.”
Recommended bookseller: Lion’s Tooth
“Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union (MASH) is a labor union representing workers of Milwaukee-area coffee shops, theaters and sports venues. We fight for livable wages, fair treatment and the dignity of all workers.”
ABOUT US: Cactus Book Club (CBC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 in the back room at Cactus Club. Each month a different community organization, collective, mutual aid group, or business chooses the book & recommended bookseller then leads the discussion. We read sociopolitical fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on works by women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or otherwise under-published groups. You don’t have to finish reading the book to attend. All book club meetings are free. No registration required. 18+. CBC is part of our ongoing Cactus+ programming. Contact bookclub@cactusplus.org with questions or suggestions.