Big Little Felt Universe: Sew It, Stuff It, Squeeze It, Fun!

• LB-59675
• 9781600596759
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• Sterling Publishing

The Big Squeeze takes a fresh, probing, and often shocking look at the stresses and strains faced by tens of millions of American workers as wages have stagnated, health and pension benefits have grown stingier, and job security has shriveled.

Going behind the scenes, Steven Greenhouse tells the stories of software engineers in Seattle, hotel housekeepers in Chicago, call center workers in New York, and janitors in Houston, as he explores why, in the world’s most affluent nation, so many corporations are intent on squeezing their workers dry. We meet all kinds of workers: white collar and blue collar, high tech and low tech, middle income and low income; employees who stock shelves during a hurricane while locked inside their store, get fired after suffering debilitating injuri! es on the job, face egregious sexual harassment, and get laid off when their companies move high-tech operations abroad. We also meet young workers having a hard time starting out and seventy-year-old workers with too little money saved up to retire.

The book explains how economic, business, political, and social trendsâ€"among them globalization, the influx of immigrants, and the Wal-Mart effectâ€"have fueled the squeeze. We see how the social contract between employers and employees, guaranteeing steady work and good pensions, has eroded over the last three decades, damaged by massive layoffs of factory and office workers and Wall Street’s demands for ever-higher profits. In short, the postâ€"World War II social contract that helped build the world’s largest and most prosperous middle class has been replaced by a startling contradiction: corporate profits, economic growth, and worker productivity have grown strongly while worker pay has languished and Americans! face ever-greater pressures to work harder and longer.
Greenho use also examines companies that are generous to their workers and can serve as models for all of corporate America: Costco, Patagonia, and the casino-hotels of Las Vegas among them. Finally, he presents a series of pragmatic, ready-to-be-implemented suggestions on what government, business, and labor should do to alleviate the squeeze.

A balanced, consistently revealing exploration of a major American crisis.Sophomore Dudley, whose parents move three times a year, falls madly in love with the leading lady in the school production of "The Fantasticks," but she doesn't seem to know he's alive.2002 compilation includes for the initial pressing a bonus limited edition B-sides disc with 19 tracks, 'Suites From Five Strangers', 'Squabs On Forty Fab', 'Model', 'Spanish Guitar', 'Elephant Girl', 'Trust', 'Yap Yap Yap', 'Fortnight Saga', 'Wedding BeYour mother has a weekly doctor's appointment and depends on you to get her there. Your spouse, dissatisfied at work, brings al! l his troubles home. Your boss has given you a job to do and wants it done now. Your children want dinner, want a ride, want help with their homework. Welcome to THE BIG SQUEEZE....
Today two-income families are the norm, childbearing is often postponed into the thirties and forties, longevity is on the increase. The family circle can sometimes seem like a trap. You are in the middle, and the physical, emotional, and financial stresses can be overwhelming. Now, here's a compassionate, commonsense approach to avoiding the Big Squeeze. Offering practical solutions to specific crises, this unique and remarkably simple 8-STEP PROGRAM can help you:
Set your priorities and reduce your pressures
Balance your family's needs with your own
Communicate openly and delegate responsibilities among family members
Discover all the community resources that you and your family have
And much more!
"A PRACTICAL AND SENSITIVE GAME PLAN...Written in layman's language, w! ithout intimidating or wearisome professional jargon."
--We! st Hartf ord NewsWhy, in the world's most affluent nation, are so many corporations squeezing their employees dry? In this fresh, carefully researched book, New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse explores the economic, political, and social trends that are transforming America's workplaces, including the decline of the social contract that created the world's largest middle class and guaranteed job security and good pensions. We meet all kinds of workersâ€"white-collar and blue-collar, high-tech and low-tech, middle-class and low-incomeâ€"as we see shocking examples of injustice, including employees who are locked in during a hurricane or fired after suffering debilitating, on-the-job injuries.

With pragmatic recommendations on what government, business and labor should do to alleviate the economic crunch, The Big Squeeze is a balanced, consistently revealing look at a major American crisis.


From the Trade Paperback edition.! Why, in the world's most affluent nation, are so many corporations squeezing their employees dry? In this fresh, carefully researched book, New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse explores the economic, political, and social trends that are transforming America's workplaces, including the decline of the social contract that created the world's largest middle class and guaranteed job security and good pensions. We meet all kinds of workersâ€"white-collar and blue-collar, high-tech and low-tech, middle-class and low-incomeâ€"as we see shocking examples of injustice, including employees who are locked in during a hurricane or fired after suffering debilitating, on-the-job injuries.

With pragmatic recommendations on what government, business and labor should do to alleviate the economic crunch, The Big Squeeze is a balanced, consistently revealing look at a major American crisis.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Enter t! he big, beautiful universe of crafting with felt, with this ir! resistib le collection featuring a super-cute Asian-inspired aesthetic.  Twelve Â"sets” include more than 70 projects, from fruits and a felt knife for Â"slicing” them to a show-stopping birthday cake with decorations and detachable candles. Hundreds of photos and full-size templates make the crafting easy. With so much imagination-generating power, this book will appeal to everyone!