On the Job

First book on key topic: Workers centers are the new wave of the American labor movement; this is the first book telling their story.

Newsworthy: Includes up-to-date reporting on essential workers during the coronavirus epidemic.

Cresting topic: The health and safety of America's essential workers is front page news; this book provides the backstory to these issues.

National Media experience: Monforton is a sought-after commentator and makes regular contributions to NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, ProPublica, and local media across the United States - including most recently as the go-to national expert on meat processing plants during the coronavirus epidemic.

Noted expert: Monforton is one of the nation's leading workplace safety experts. She led national inquiries into some of the most notorious mining disasters. She regularly testifies before Congress on worker health and safety issues.

Funding: The New Press has a major grant from the Public Welfare Foundation to support outreach for this book.