Ellen Cassedy - Working 9 to 5: A Womens Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie

Praise for Working 9 to 5

A riveting insider tale of how women in offices across America took on their Mad Men bosses and won. Part memoir, part blueprint for social change, Working 9 to 5 brilliantly captures the joy, humor, and creativity of this freewheeling, bold movement.

An inspiring story of women who organized for respect on the job.

In these days of hard times for unions and workers, its good to have Ellen Cassedy to remind us of a struggle that looked pretty hopeless when it started but made a big difference. Womens work is still undervalued and underpaid, so what are we waiting for? Read Working 9 to 5 for the story of a not-so-distant past that could help us figure out how to make a better, fairer future.

I love a book that combines a powerful story, strategic thinking, and tips for actionand this is a great one!

The women of 9 to 5 joined together for respect, recognition, and rights, paving the way for so many of todays organizing efforts for economic and gender justice. It is history we can learn from and be inspired by.

[Working 9 to 5] provides useful insights as we enter a new era of worker-led movements for change.

Working 9 to 5 beautifully tells the story of how 9 to 5s early organizing work was fueled by love, dedication, and a commitment to fighting for essential human rights for working women. Thanks to their groundbreaking work nearly five decades ago, were still here at the forefront fighting for economic justice, gender justice, and racial justice and protecting the democracy of the people.

Ellen Cassedy has done us all a great favor by skillfully telling the story of this group of trailblazers at the intersection of the womens and labor rights movements. Their story should inspire and motivate us to continue to fight for change and improve working conditions for all.

Anyone who thinks about gender, labor, and equality will be grateful for this comprehensive look at where weve come from and what comes next.

This victory story is one of power building and justice. It will surely teach and motivate todays young organizers and movement leaders.

We at the Fight for $15 stand on the shoulders of women who organized before us. The story of 9 to 5 is inspiring for organizers today!

The women of 9 to 5 were gutsy and creative. Their story can inspire a new generation fighting for fair pay and fair treatment.

If we organize, we can change the world. This is a detailed and personal view of how a determined group of women organized and achieved more than they ever imagined.

The womens movement was never limited to its earliest activists. It quickly proliferated and spread to women in all kinds of occupations. Most important was 9 to 5... and they were incredibly successful.

These well-written stories will inspire, motivate, and teach a new generation of organizers to build power.

An inspiring must-read for union and activist organizers!

Cassedy lets us feel the thrill and uncertainty, the courage and verve of the small band of women who spoke the truth they saw, learned to organize, and broke the mold of the obedient secretary.

The 9 to 5 movement helped birth the Fight for $15, vibrant domestic workers organizing, #MeToo, a renewal of union activism, many iterations of feminism, the 2017 antiDonald Trump Womens March, and the still-too-slow progressive resurgence within the Democratic Party. Working 9 to 5 tells the story of the heroic yet human women who led this transformative change well and boldly.

A lively story of women workers coming together in a shared commitment to equal opportunity and justice for all. It is struggles like these that help the eventuality that America will live up to its ideals.

Working 9 to 5 imbues social history with practical knowledge about movement building and the day-to-day work of collective power. The timing for this book couldnt be better.

A lively story with valuable and timely insights into how to build a union.

The story of 9 to 5 is a how-to guide for those looking to build a social and economic movement.... Working America is an organization that grew out of the leadership spawned by 9 to 5. We can see the lessons of the simple concept of strength in numbers from the voiceless as the guiding principle for thousands of organizers who will build the next great movement.

Behind all great advances for justice you will find a group of organizers that moved an idea from the margins to the mainstream to policy. Ellen Cassedys Working 9 to 5 masterfully brings an essential thread of history to life.

Working 9 to 5 should be required reading for any organizer seeking to empower workers and change lives.

Everyone knows the 9 to 5 film and song. However, without the 9 to 5 organization and its cofounder Ellen Cassedy, neither masterpiece would have been created. Over forty years later, we are all still working nine to five for needed change.

Required reading for those who value womens contributions to the union movement and the new generation of women leaders.

They joined together for economic justice and basic respect. This is an inspiring and instructive story, and resonant today.

Women, especially women of color, have always been brilliant and uncompromising labor leaders. In the midst of a powerful upsurge of worker activism, this book provides critical history to support a new generation of women organizing for justice, dignity, and power.