The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker

Already outdated; the big squeeze has become much worse since this book came out. Still, a good analysis of how the primacy of corporate interests in Washington, stagnated wages, and the decline of unions have conspired to make the American Dream an archaism.

A great read for people who care about workers everywhere, a good companion book with Nickeled and Dimed.

It'll make you mad as hell, and still leave room for hope.

A good survey of the politics of the American workplace