Les Leopold at Busboys & Poets Bookstore January 7, 2008

Labor expert and author Les Leopold will discuss and sign his new book, The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi, at Busboys & Poets on January 7th at 6:30 pm. In The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor, Les Leopold recounts the life of the late Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union leader Tony Mazzocchi. Mazzocchi's struggle to address the unconscionable toxic exposure of tens of thousands of workers led to the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and included work alongside nuclear whistleblower Karen Silkwood. His noble, high-profile efforts forever changed working conditions in American industry—and made him enemy number one to a powerful few. This profound biography should be required reading for those who believe in taking risks and making the world a better place. While Mazzocchi’s story is so full of peril and deception that it seems almost a work of fiction, Leopold proves that the most provocative and lasting stories in life are those of real people. This event is being co-sponsored by the Metro DC AFL-CIO.

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