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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777637603321

Autore

Francia Peter L

Titolo

The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-231-50393-8

1-4294-1346-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

324.7/088/33188

324.708833188

331.88

Soggetti

Elections - United States

Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States

Labor unions - United States - Political activity

Politics, Practical - United States

Labor unions - Political activity - United States

Business & Economics

Labor & Workers' Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. A Different Direction for Organized Labor?; 3. Strength in Numbers; 4. Countering Business; 5. The Air War; 6. Laboring for a "Working Family" Agenda; 7. Conclusion; 8. Postscript; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In 1995, promising a more active political presence for unions, John Sweeney was elected president of the AFL-CIO. Labor would develop a ""new voice,"" one that could not be ignored or taken for granted by Democratic and Republican politicians. However, by the summer of 2005 opposition to Sweeney's leadership threatened to divide the labor movement. In  The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics, Peter L. Francia discusses the effects of Sweeney's controversial tenure as president and assesses labor's influence on American political elections and legislation. Drawi