The Jackson Project

Phil Cohen is a hero of labor organizing in the South."
- Damon Silvers: General Counsel, AFL-CIO

"The Jackson Project takes readers inside the struggle, with vivid portraits of real people fighting for their lives and livelihoods in a rapidly changing environment. Reading much like a novel, Cohen combines the personal and the professional into a powerful message, from the frontlines of the battle between labor and management during an era of union busting."
- Durham News & Observer

"Great read. I knew a lot of residents who worked there for years and years."
- Tom Britt, Anchor/Producer: WBBJ-TV, Jackson, TN

"The official UCOMM Blog Book Club strongly suggests you read this book."
- Union Communications Blog

"Phil Cohen's compelling memoir.... offers an unusually vivid and accessible window into the practical operation of American labor law. The story is worth telling. Cohen humanizes the struggle without romanticizing it."
- Routledge Press - History: Reviews of New Books

"Phil Cohen became one of the leading union organizers in the South. Now, he is telling one of his most gripping stories in a memoir. The Jackson Project recounts his efforts to organize workers - as well as the workers' own stories, as they lived amidst dangerous working conditions and economic struggles."
- Aaron Keck - Radio Host & Reporter: WCHL/News Around Town


"Phil Cohen earned his nickname (Ninja Phil) by being one of the most effective labor organizers ever in a region that has never been kind to unions. The Jackson Project is powerful memoir that offers an uncommonly up close and personal look at the struggles of organized labor in the South. Cohen's concern for factual accuracy makes it remarkable that he composed a memoir that flows so freely, much more story than history."
- The Bitter Southerner