The Great Divide: The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy

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The Great Divide: The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy

To avoid union opposition, the postwar temp industry exploited cultural ambivalence about middle-class white women’s work. Then it became a model for corporate America.