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9 to 5 wasn't just a comic film--it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends. Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton's toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work. Working 9 to 5 is a lively, informative, firsthand account packed with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment.

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A fresh and timely resource for labor educators that underscores the power of workers to change conditions inside and outside the workplace. -- Mary Bellman, president of the United Association for Labor Education In her latest work, feminist trailblazer Ellen Cassedy takes us through her journey as a founder of the 9 to 5 movement...Their battles fought at the intersection of the women's movement and the labor movement are even more relevant today, making Working 9 to 5 a must-read for any activist or reader in search of a piece of inspiration. -- Liz Shuler, president of AFL-CIO This engaging book by Ellen Cassedy gives a behind-the-scenes look at the organizing behind this important movement, and how it inspired a generation of women to stand up for themselves and their sisters for fairness on the job. -- Cecile Richards, cofounder of Supermajority and former president of Planned Parenthood

"A fresh and timely resource for labor educators that underscores the power of workers to change conditions inside and outside the workplace. -- ""Mary Bellman, president of the United Association for Labor Education"" In her latest work, feminist trailblazer Ellen Cassedy takes us through her journey as a founder of the 9 to 5 movement...Their battles fought at the intersection of the women's movement and the labor movement are even more relevant today, making Working 9 to 5 a must-read for any activist or reader in search of a piece of inspiration. -- ""Liz Shuler, president of AFL-CIO"" This engaging book by Ellen Cassedy gives a behind-the-scenes look at the organizing behind this important movement, and how it inspired a generation of women to stand up for themselves and their sisters for fairness on the job. -- ""Cecile Richards, cofounder of Supermajority and former president of Planned Parenthood"""

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Ellen Cassedy was a founder of the 9 to 5 organization in 1973. She is the coauthor of 9 to 5: The Working Woman's Guide to Office Survival and The 9 to 5 Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment. Cassedy is a former columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, was a speechwriter in the Clinton administration, and has contributed to Huffington Post, Redbook, Woman's Day, Hadassah, Philadelphia Inquirer, and other publications. She lives in New York City. Jane Fonda is an Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress and highly successful producer. She revolutionized the fitness industry with the Jane Fonda Workout in 1982 and has sold more than seventeen million copies of her fitness-focused books, videos, and recordings. She is involved with several causes and is the founder of both the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and the Jane Fonda Center at Emory University. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller My Life So Far, and she received a Tony nomination in 2009 for her role in 33 Variations. She lives in Los Angeles.

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